EBay Collectibles Subsidiary Employees Approve Forming a Union

Employees of EBay Inc. subsidiary TCGplayer, a marketplace for collectible card games, voted in favor of forming a union, the Communications Workers of America said Friday. It will be EBay’s first union.

More than 270 employees, whose roles include inspecting cards as well as packing and shipping them from an authentication center in Syracuse, New York, will be members of the Communications Workers of America. The workers in January submitted a petition to form a union, seeking better pay and other benefits.

EBay in October completed its $295 million acquisition of TCGplayer. The company runs a marketplace for buying and ...