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.
Read MoreFive Starbucks stores in the Richmond area have become the first of the coffee chain’s locations in Virginia to unionize.
Read MoreStarbucks fired the 20-year-old barista and organizer just days before employees begin voting on whether to unionize.
Read MoreEmployees at six more Starbucks coffee shops voted to join Workers United, a labor union affiliated with the SEIU.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreNYC 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.
Read MoreSince 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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