Booksellers make lousy money–and book chains want to keep it that way.

This One takes a look at the lack of unionized workers at Borders Bookstores. If the labor drive is successful, the Uptown, MN, store will become the only unionized Borders in the country.

“We believe our employees are intelligent individuals,” Roman says. “Obviously they have a right to explore whether they think a union is in their best interest. By that same token we have a right to express that we don’t think a union is the best path to meeting employee needs.”