{"id":65018,"date":"2026-06-24T12:49:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=65018"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T19:59:24","slug":"vermont-bookstore-workers-join-ufcw-local-1459","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/vermont-bookstore-workers-join-ufcw-local-1459\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Bookstore Workers Join UFCW Local 1459"},"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\"><strong><em>Turning a page:<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;Bookstore workers Laura Jaime, Willow Guppy, and Sebastian Ryder<\/em> <em>are newly minted union members.<\/em><\/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\">Barnes &amp; Noble baristas and booksellers at the chain\u2019s South Burlington, Vt., location recently voted to unionize with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufcw1459.com\/\">UFCW Local 1459<\/a>. Workers took inspiration from other booksellers who have won strong union contracts, and they were further encouraged by organizing efforts at neighboring retail businesses in the Burlington area.<\/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\">Increased wages and benefits are top priorities for approximately 25 bookstore workers, but just as important is firm safety language and fair treatment. Both issues were addressed in UFCW Local 1459\u2019s existing contract with employees at the Hadley, Mass., Barnes &amp; Noble store. The Vermont workers reviewed that contract and liked the fact that it addressed their concerns, while also honoring their dedication to the store.<\/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 think there is a misconception among employers that unionizing is driven by anger and resentment on the part of workers. Though there may be some of that, ultimately, I was grateful to serve on the organizing committee for unionizing our Barnes &amp; Noble out of hope for the future, as well as love and respect for my co-workers, and yes, B&amp;N itself. Love and respect are sustainable; anger and resentment, not so much,\u201d said Sebastian Ryder, lead bookseller.<\/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\">Contract negotiations are underway and organizers are hopeful the workers will have a deal to ratify in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turning a page:&nbsp;Bookstore workers Laura Jaime, Willow Guppy, and Sebastian Ryder are newly minted union members. Barnes &amp; Noble baristas and booksellers at the chain\u2019s South Burlington, Vt., location recently voted to unionize with&nbsp;UFCW Local 1459. Workers took inspiration from other booksellers who have won strong union contracts, and they were further encouraged by organizing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":65021,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[638],"tags":[613],"class_list":["post-65018","victories","type-victories","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-booksellers","tag-ufcw-local-1459"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vermont Bookstore Workers Join UFCW Local 1459 - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vermont Bookstore Workers Join UFCW Local 1459\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/vermont-bookstore-workers-join-ufcw-local-1459\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vermont Bookstore Workers Join UFCW Local 1459 - The United Food &amp; 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