Congratulations to RWDSU Local 184-L members who work for Kellanova in Kansas City, Kansas! Workers recently ratified a new three-year agreement with significant wage increases, increased training pay, and improved vacation benefits. Excitingly, the company has agreed to pick up 95% of the cost of RWDSU healthcare!

Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) announced the ratification of a first union contract at the Bloomington, Illinois Barnes & Noble store. The union, which also represents three New York City Barnes & Noble Inc. stores, including the flagship in Union Square, Manhattan, raised the standard for safety, wages, and healthcare for their newest union members across the board. This announcement comes just days after the union announced the historic ratification of first union contracts for any Barnes & Noble workers in the nation at the three New York City stores, which collectively covered over 200 workers.

Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) announced the ratification of first union contracts at three New York City Barnes & Noble stores. The union, which represents nearly 40 percent of locations of large booksellers in the city, raised the standard for safety, wages, and healthcare for their newest union members. These are the first union contracts for any Barnes & Noble workers in the nation and collectively cover over 200 workers across three New York City stores including the Flagship Union Square store below the corporate headquarters. The union also announced that a tentative agreement has been reached at the Bloomington, Illinois Barnes & Noble Store, also represented by the RWDSU, which they anticipate will be voted in on Saturday as well.

Union membership might not be as sweet as candy, but it’s close! To that point; RWDSU Local 262 members in Union, New Jersey at Ce De Candy have ratified a new three-year contract that includes large wage increases.