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On Friday, workers at Bookmans Entertainment Exchange’s East location on Speedway and Country Club filed a petition for representation with the National Labor Relations Board , taking the first step towards forming a union. Bookmans is a Tucson-based retail chain that buys and sells used goods including books, music, movies, and games. According to the company’s website, the chain has five locations, covering Tucson, Phoenix, Mesa, and Flagstaff.
'Seeking to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 99, the Tucson-area bookstore workers would become the first in their industry to unionize, pending a successful NLRB election. The board is expected to issue an election date in the coming weeks.Despite being the first in Arizona to petition for unionization, Bookmans employees are part of a growing national movement of bookstore workers who have organized with UFCW since 2021.
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