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The certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at Citadel Bourbonnais nursing home in Illinois have won their union election and they’ve sent a powerful message in the process: the people who care for our loved ones deserve to be treated with dignity themselves.
Workers at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, New York, have won a significant victory in their fight for a fairer workplace – official union recognition with RWDSU. This victory comes after months of organizing among staff across departments and reflects a growing wave of unionization in the bookselling and nonprofit sectors.
On June 11, 2025, workers at Gotham Dispensary in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, voted overwhelmingly in a decisive 18-3 union election to join Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, marking another milestone in the fight for dignity and fairness in the cannabis industry.
Today, workers at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, New York, announced their employer has recognized the workers’ union formed with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). On Thursday, May 15, 2025, a delegation of workers representing a clear supermajority of workers at The Center sought voluntary recognition of their union from the non-profit. The Center responded and formally recognized the union on May 28. On June 2, authorization cards were reviewed, solidifying RWDSU as the official bargaining representative under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
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