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Five Richmond Starbucks become first in Virginia to unionize
Five Starbucks stores in the Richmond area have become the first of the coffee chain’s locations in Virginia to unionize.
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Sherrill picks up key union endorsement from Workers United in bid for New Jersey Governor
TRENTON, NJ - Rep. Mikie Sherrill added a key endorsement to her growing list of organizational supporters today when the politically active and innovative union Workers United announced they will back her in the race for New Jersey Governor.
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Starbucks Just Fired a Union Organizer for Allegedly Breaking a Sink
Starbucks fired the 20-year-old barista and organizer just days before employees begin voting on whether to unionize.
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Starbucks workers vote to unionize six more stores, pushing total to 16
Employees at six more Starbucks coffee shops voted to join Workers United, a labor union affiliated with the SEIU.
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How a Starbucks in Warwick became the first in Rhode Island to join the union wave
The day before she fired off an email to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, informing him that baristas at the Pace Boulevard store in Warwick planned to unionize, Cassie Burke showed up to work and discovered they were short-staffed again.
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"THIS INDUSTRY NEEDS A NEW FOUNDATION": NYC NAIL SALON WORKERS RALLY FOR THEIR RIGHTS
NYC nail salon workers and activists gathered Thursday for a rally in Zuccotti Park to call for drastic changes to an industry that many argue is broken.
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How a bunch of Starbucks baristas built a labor movement
Since the first corporate Starbucks location voted to unionize late last year, 10 others have voted. Only one store has voted against unionizing. The latest and largest Starbucks to unionize is the company’s flagship store in Manhattan, which voted 46-36 on Friday to unionize.
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