Buy a Book, Help a Laid-Off Union Member

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/03/09/buy-a-book-help-a-laid-off-union-member/

This from Alfonso Nevarez in the AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department.

Powell’s Books in Portland, Ore., is in the process of laying off 7 percent of its workers due to declining sales. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 5 units at Powell’s Burnside and Beaverton stores, as well as the Hoyt Street and Northwest industrial warehouses, will be affected by the layoffs. Local 5 President Ryan Van Winkle said that Powell’s was proactive in notifying workers of their bumping and separation rights.

Local 5 has coordinated with Powell’s to establish a shop-in, which will send 7.5 percent of each purchase to a fund to assist displaced workers.

Now’s the time to stock up on books for friends, family and yourself. Each purchase you make will assist a laid-off sister or brother. To make sure the funds are directed appropriately, follow the link at the ILWU Local 5 website.

This is the link to use: http://www.ilwulocal5.com/support

[dhill926]

1. kicking....thanks for this.

[Skink]

2. yeah baby!!!

For all of us that are in the bookselling biz like mwa.

[babylonsister]

3. I put this up on FB for more eyes. Thanks, Steve!

[LuckyLib]

4. Powell's is one of the better indie bookstores in the country. A book-lover's dream.

Support the workers by getting books here!

[JeffersonChick]

5. Might I recommend "Labor's Untold Story"?

BEST book I've ever read regarding U.S. labor & union history.