Magic: The Gathering Retailer Mox Boarding House Joins Card Kingdom In Unionization Movement
Workers at the popular Magic: The Gathering retailer called Mox Boarding House in Belleview, Washington recently joined their colleagues at another Magic: The Gathering retailer known as Card Kingdom in the movement towards unionization. The company behind Magic: The Gathering, Wizards of the Coast, happens to be located only blocks away. The employees at Card Kingdom initiated the process of unionization back in May.
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“We the workers of Mox Boarding House Bellevue are announcing our unionization with the Communications Workers of America. We request voluntary recognition of our union by close of business on June 24,” the group going by the name of Belleview Mox Organized Workers announced.
Belleview Mox Organized Workers released a lengthy statement explaining their need for unionization. “Mox Belleview Organized Workers believes strongly in the values of Card Kingdom and Mox Boarding House,” the group noted. “Action, community, trust, and moxie have guided us to make this declaration and even a cursory reading of what Card Kingdom means by those values in its internal documentation and messaging clearly informs us that unionization, democratization of the workforce, and collective bargaining deeply align with our mission both as a company and as people.”
The statement goes on to describe some of the grievances held by employees at Mox Boarding House. “As it stands however, we do not feel a party to the warmth and protection of the campfire. Poor retention of staff at the ground level shows us that this is universal across all divisions of the company. We find ourselves crowded together splitting cramped apartments, working second jobs,
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