RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Employees at a popular Carytown store selling new and used books have officially unionized, according to a release from United Food and Commercial (UFCW) Local 400 Union.
According to the release, the owners of Shelf Life Books, which was known as Chop Suey Books until about a year ago, voluntarily chose to recognize the union after all eligible employees signed up to support the effort.
The union covers five employees and negotiations on its first contract are expected to begin later this week. According to UFCW, the union is the first one to be formed at a Richmond bookstore.
