On Tuesday, workers at Bookmans Entertainment Exchange’s east-side location at East Speedway and North Wilmot Road became the first in their industry to unionize in Arizona.
The majority of employees voted to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Local 99 during a National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) secret ballot election.
“I’m relieved. I’m happy. I think part of it maybe hasn’t quite said it yet, but I’m just like, Oh my God, the thing we worked on for half a year is finally here,” said Kai Parmenter, a book buyer at Bookmans East…