Employees at Half Price Books locations in St. Paul, Roseville and Northtown (Coon Rapids), MN voted in favor of unionization on Thursday. They are the first HPB locations among over 120 outlets to win union recognition for their workers. Those unionized employees join United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 663 and 1189. A St. […]
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PRH Employees Get Additional Time Off for Holidays
For most Penguin Random House office employees, the last day of work for 2021 is December 17, multiple employees confirmed to PL. In addition to previously scheduled vacation days, the company added December 20 through 23. (PRH has usually been closed for at least part of Christmas Eve, if not the whole day.) The extra […]
Half Price Books Union Effort Gains Momentum In Minnesota
Employees at four Half Price Books locations in Minnesota are the latest hoping to join a growing number of bookstore employees unionizing across the country. On Wednesday morning, Workers for Half Price Books Union announced that the company “agreed to our terms” and an election will be held on November 24. Votes will be counted on December […]
Ann Arbor’s Crazy Wisdom Bookstore Owners to Move On
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore in Ann Arbor announced yesterday that they will either “be selling or closing” their doors come February 15, 2022, after 40 years in business. Owners Bill Zirinsky and Ruth Schekter, who are in their 60s, said that they are “ready to look out upon a new and different horizon.” Though many independent […]