Retail Division News

Members at Rainbow Apparel Improve Insurance, Wages and More

Workers at dozens of Rainbow Apparel stores in New York and New Jersey have ratified an excellent new three year contract.

Congratulations to the union bargaining committee members for their hard work: Carmen Cruzado, Kasunder Alford, Susan Alexander, Lawson Lawrence Sr., Niesandra Ganesh, Alberta Stewart, Mamie Young and Gladys Nefoussi.

Union Members Win Hour and Wage Guarantees in Face of Store Closing

Brooks Brothers 5th Avenue StoreIn April, Brooks Brothers publicly announced plans to close its 5th Avenue store at the end of this year.

Sol's Health and Beauty Aids Members Win New Contract

Local 340A members at three Sol's Health and Beauty Aids drugstores in the Bronx have won a new three year contract with improvements in all the following areas: holidays, sick days, and wages.

Shop Stewards Come Together to Strengthen Grievance Handling Skills

The Shop Stewards’ Workshop on May 3rd was a great success!

Shop Steward Workshop 5.1.08 (2)

Two more Co-op stores sign up as union shops

April 2007

Rolling the union on...

Employees at the new Barneys Co-op stores in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California voted last month to become union shops and join the ranks of other Barneys workers in UNITE HERE. The Austin and L.A. workers are just the latest group to join the union: 12 Co-op stores are now represented by the union.

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