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First Avenue venues agree to voluntarily recognize employees' union
Workers delivered the petition to management with a super-majority of signatures Thursday, and the company voluntarily recognized their union with UNITE HERE Local 17.
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Workers delivered the petition to management with a super-majority of signatures Thursday, and the company voluntarily recognized their union with UNITE HERE Local 17.
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