On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, budge wrote:
> Powell's is in Porland OR, but all those rainy states up there look
> alike to me :)
>
> They are fairly recently unionized as well:
>
> <http://www.powellsunion.com/>
Also if you buy your book through the union website using that link, 10% of the price goes to Powell's employees. It was part of their settlement:
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Through our partnership program with powells.com, when you connect to powells.com through this site, 10% of everything you buy goes directly to Powell's employees. This Profit sharing agreement, which we bargained for, replaces a defunct one controlled by management. None of the profit sharing funds go to the union, but are distributed quarterly and equally among employees. The store itself has over one million books in stock and a fast growing online business. We are the first major online bookseller that is a union shop. Every book that is purchased through our site will send a clear message to management that the community supports our democratic workplace. Local 5 would not have been possible without your support. Thank you for visiting our site to buy your books.
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