Powell’s Books is staffing up again — but union employees who were laid off last year will need to reapply and cannot just step back into their old jobs. The store and the ILWU Local 5 traded statements blaming each other for not handling the negotiations properly, but the impact on the former employees is the same regardless. Powell’s says it currently employs approximately 170 workers under its union contract, down from about 400 a year ago. The Tattered Cover plans a 1,400-square-foot children’s bookstore, set to open “early this summer,” at Stanley Marketplace in Aurura, CO. The ABA has […]
