Union Rally Outside Utrecht’s 13th Street Store

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A participant held up a sign she made that equates two hours of work to the price of one pencil case.

On Thursday, August 28 at 1 pm, a crowd of about 50 gathered outside Utrecht’s 13th St location to participate in a rally.  The crowd was mainly composed of members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, and some Utrecht, along with Retail Action Project and employees at Utrecht who supported the rally. Utrecht employees approached RWDSU last fall and voted to join the union in March of 2014. The art supply store was recently purchased by Blick, though it is still called Utrecht.  The union has been working towards a contract that would ensure better wages, regularly scheduled raises, and sustainable scheduling.

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Charlotte is majoring in Journalism + Design at Eugene Lang College and graduated high school in Bamberg, Germany. Her father is a soldier so she grew up moving around a lot. Outside of her interest in journalism, she is an aspiring novelist & screenplay writer who dabbles in acting. Charlotte loves reading, writing, road trips, red wine, videogames, music, sketch comedy and tennis.

By Charlotte Woods

Charlotte is majoring in Journalism + Design at Eugene Lang College and graduated high school in Bamberg, Germany. Her father is a soldier so she grew up moving around a lot. Outside of her interest in journalism, she is an aspiring novelist & screenplay writer who dabbles in acting. Charlotte loves reading, writing, road trips, red wine, videogames, music, sketch comedy and tennis.

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