{"id":54737,"date":"2024-06-13T17:22:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=54737"},"modified":"2024-06-13T17:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:22:09","slug":"half-price-books-workers-in-minnesota-ratify-first-contracts","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/half-price-books-workers-in-minnesota-ratify-first-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Price Books Workers in Minnesota Ratify First Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half Price Books workers in Minnesota, who are members of UFCW Locals 663 and 1189, ratified their first union contracts on May 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These workers, who are employed at four Half Price Books stores in Coon Rapids (Northtown), Roseville, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul, were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2022\/01\/10\/minnesota-bookstore-workers-join-our-union-family\/\">the first in the nation<\/a>&nbsp;to form a union by joining UFCW Locals 663 and 1189 in 2022. They joined our union family to secure better wages, working conditions, and a seat at the table, and their collective advocacy sparked nationwide unionization efforts in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2022\/04\/25\/half-price-books-workers-in-indiana-join-local-700\/\">Indiana<\/a>, where workers ratified their first union contract in May; Illinois;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2022\/10\/03\/half-price-books-workers-in-kentucky-join-local-227\/\">Kentucky<\/a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2023\/01\/23\/half-price-books-workers-in-kansas-join-local-2\/\">Kansas<\/a>; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forlocals.ufcw.org\/2023\/11\/13\/half-price-books-workers-in-ohio-join-local-1059\/\">Ohio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of the unionization efforts of these workers, Half Price Books employees company-wide were able to realize 33 percent wage increases, with starting wages rising from $12 to $16. The two-and-a-half-year and three-and-a-half-year contracts include job protections, such as just cause, grievance procedures, and union representation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough the hard work of the entire bargaining committee, we have shown all of our co-workers the priceless value of having a union contract,\u201d said Aaron Kerr, who is a bookseller at the Roseville Half Price Books store. \u201cThis is going to help everyone at Half Price Books and it will continue for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis victory comes from the work of everyone at all of our stores,\u201d said Wyatt Feten, who is a bookseller at the Northtown Half Price Books store in Coon Rapids. \u201cWe are looking forward to this new era at Half Price Books with an official union contract and representation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWorkers at Half Price Books have blazed a path that inspires others to follow,\u201d said UFCW Local 663 Secretary-Treasurer Michael LaCoste. \u201cThe UFCW welcomes any workers that want to build a better life together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout the commitment and incredible solidarity of these workers, this fight would have been almost impossible,\u201d said UFCW Local 1189 President Jim Gleb. \u201cThey have shown workers all around the country what can be achieved by standing up for your rights, and I am proud to have them as members of the UFCW. The labor community is lucky to count them among us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half Price Books workers in Minnesota, who are members of UFCW Locals 663 and 1189, ratified their first union contracts on May 31. 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