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Workers at B&H Photo’s Manhattan Warehouse Vote to Unionize

by Claire Voon February 23, 2016February 29, 2016

This morning, workers in the basement warehouse of B&H Photo Video’s flagship store in Manhattan voted 46–14 to unionize, hoping to give themselves a voice in a work environment that many have described as hazardous and abusive.

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Federal Agency Finds Labor Violations at B&H Photo, Fines Company $32,000

by Claire Voon February 12, 2016June 15, 2016

Health and safety conditions at B&H Photo Video’s two warehouses in Brooklyn do not meet federal labor standards, investigators with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) have determined, confirming a number of worker allegations against the national electronics retailer.

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B&H Photo’s Warehouse Workers in Manhattan Join Campaign to End Discriminatory Practices

by Claire Voon February 3, 2016March 8, 2023

Discriminatory labor practices, safety risks, verbal abuse, and personal humiliation — these allegations are among the many that workers at B&H Photo Video’s Midtown Manhattan store are making against the nation’s largest non-chain photo and video retailer.

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On Eve of Union Vote, Hundreds of Arts Professionals Sign Open Letter Supporting B&H Photo Workers

by Claire Voon November 3, 2015February 11, 2016

B&H Photo Video workers are continuing to push for unionization and improved work conditions in the national electronics retailer’s two Brooklyn warehouses, and although the company has intensified its attempts to quell these efforts, the campaign is gaining vast public support.

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Employees Protest Conditions, Move to Unionize, at Independent Photo Retailer B&H

by Claire Voon October 15, 2015February 11, 2016

Workers for B&H Photo Video, the largest independent photo and video product store in the United States, are moving to unionize, demanding that the New York–based institution improve dangerous working conditions and cease acts of discrimination in its Brooklyn warehouses.

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