Thank you to everyone standing out in #solidarity with us today on the #strike line! BNWorkersUnion USQ demands the company come back to the table NOW! #faircontractNOW #unionstrong RWDSU #unionstrike #1U

Workers at the iconic ⁦Barnes & Noble⁩ Union Square store have walked out on strike before the holidays w/ ⁦BNWorkersUnion USQ⁩!

.BNWorkersUnion USQ is on #STRIKE ! It’s simple Barnes & Noble come to the table and bargain a fair contract!

Greedy bosses gotta go! Walk out at Barnes and Noble Union Square w BNWorkersUnion USQ in NYC! RWDSU

Paige Lyerly, 23 (She/Her), Bookseller: 'This union ensures our financial security, employment safety, & justified respect that we should have been granted from the start.'

Paige Lyerly, 23 (She/Her), Bookseller: 'It’s a disappointment that humane wages & employment safety are subjects that Barnes & Noble has hesitated to offer from the beginning of employment. Any worker at Barnes & Noble, at any level or any position, deserves courtesy.'

Victoria Sedita, (She/Her) 27, Senior Barista: 'Now, we have a chance to safely advocate for what we need in order to create a safer and healthier work environment.”

Victoria Sedita, (She/Her) 27, Senior Barista: 'Time and time again, Barnes and Noble has treated their baristas like secondary employees to their booksellers. Many do not understand the level of work that is required to run their cafes.'

Victoria Sedita, (She/Her) 27, Senior Barista: 'Winning this election means cafe workers will finally have a fair chance to bargain for a wage that appropriately reflects the rigorous level of work we perform during each shift.'

Jessica Sepple, 28 (She/Her), Senior Bookseller: 'We still have work ahead of ourselves, but today we have shown how dedicated we are to improving our store for ourselves and each other. We are ready to create a better workplace and a better future for Barnes & Noble employees.'

Jessica Sepple, 28 (She/Her), Senior Bookseller: 'I am so proud of my coworkers and excited to move forward as a unionized bookstore and a member of RWDSU.'

ICYMI: the booksellers, baristas, and cashiers of the Barnes & Noble Flagship Store in Union Square, New York City (BNWorkersUnion USQ) voted by a margin of 97% to unionize with the RWDSU! 🧵

“We have shown how dedicated we are to improving our store for ourselves and each other. We are ready to create a better workplace and a better future for Barnes & Noble employees.”

Big up BNWorkersUnion USQ for uniting for current & future Barnes & Noble workers! seiu.co/43xRBs5

Evening read brought to you by BNWorkersUnion USQ Gothamist gothamist.com/news/workers-a…

“BNWorkersUnion USQ not only organized and won their union voice, but they did so with management literally above their heads in the corporate headquarters, which is housed just above the store in the same building,” said Stuart Appelbaum. Josh Eidelson @bloomberg
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Barnes & Noble Flagship Store in NYC Unionizes pwne.ws/3MYehuB

Workers Barnes & Noble are unionizing! Want to learn more? Contact an organizer today, join our movement for change at Barnes & Noble!

Looking for a new read? Check out Forbes latest on BNWorkersUnion USQ’s win last night!!! forbes.com/sites/sharoned…

ICYMI Read Chapter 3 of the @barnesandnobleunion story! BNWorkersUnion USQ bringing home win #3! Onward to store #4 in Park Slope, currently awaiting their election date. Read the whole The Associated Press story here: bit.ly/BNUSQAP

Congratulations on the win!!! 💜💛 #1Union1Fight