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    Here’s a running list of bookstores that have unionized.

    Corinne Segal
    By 
    May 18, 2021, 1:38pm

    This past year has brought a groundswell of labor activism—including in bookselling, where a number of stores have voted in favor of unionizing as a way of securing fair wages and treatment for workers. Below is an ongoing list of bookstores whose employees have voted to unionize (which may include some bookstores whose unions have not yet been recognized by management.) If you have any additions, please email them to us.

    Berkeley, CA
    Moe’s Books

    Los Angeles, CA
    Skylight Books

    San Francisco, CA
    Green Apple Books

    Santa Cruz, CA
    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    New York, NY
    The Strand
    McNally Jackson
    Book Culture

    Portland, OR
    Powell’s Books

    Austin, TX
    BookPeople

    Seattle, WA
    Elliott Bay Book Company

    Book Culture BookPeople Bookshop Santa Cruz Elliott Bay Book Company Green Apple Books McNally-Jackson Moe's Books Powells Books Skylight Books The Strand

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