{"id":55434,"date":"2024-09-06T18:05:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=55434"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:05:47","slug":"bookstore-workers-in-arizona-make-history-by-joining-local-99","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/bookstore-workers-in-arizona-make-history-by-joining-local-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookstore Workers in Arizona Make History by Joining Local 99"},"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\">On August 27, about 49 workers at Bookmans bookstore in Tucson, Ariz., made history by becoming the first bookstore in Arizona to unionize by joining UFCW Local 99.<\/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\">Bookmans is a Tucson-headquartered retail chain that buys and sells used goods, including books, music, movies, and games, and the workers are employed in positions ranging from cashiers to department supervisors and managers on duty.<\/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\">The workers joined our union family because they were concerned about the sudden layoff of some of their colleagues in the company\u2019s marketing team and wanted a voice in the workplace.<\/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\">\u201cI wanted to unionize our store for better pay and benefits, but also because we feel undervalued,\u201d said Kai Parmenter, who is a book department buyer at Bookmans. \u201cOur subject matter expertise and relationships with customers is what makes Bookmans thrive. We deserve to be treated like it. Now that we have a union, we finally have a voice to make things better.\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\">\u201cStanding up for positive change takes courage and is a testament to the commitment of Bookmans employees to preserve and improve the institution that they\u2019ve helped build,\u201d said UFCW Local 99 President Jim McLaughlin. \u201cOn behalf of our entire union family, I am proud to congratulate Bookmans workers on this historic accomplishment and look forward to bringing their concerns to the bargaining table.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 27, about 49 workers at Bookmans bookstore in Tucson, Ariz., made history by becoming the first bookstore in Arizona to unionize by joining UFCW Local 99. 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