Barneys’ Chicago Employees Push to Unionize

Chicago employees of posh department store Barneys New York are seeking to unionize, with a chief concern being a company policy that requires sales associates to push the store credit card or face disciplinary action. About 70 percent of the company's 75 Chicago sales associates and shipping and distribution workers have signed cards indicating they wish to unionize, said Carlos Ginard, communications director for Workers United, which says it has represented the New York employees of Barneys for about 50 years.