News
A Starbucks store in Seattle, the company’s hometown, votes to unionize
The 9-0 tally was the seventh union victory in the U.S. in a push that began last year.
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Press Release
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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Opinion
10 reasons why the Starbucks campaign is bad news for anti-union corporations
Despite management using tried and tested “union avoidance” tactics, it seems clear that the company’s aggressive campaign is not panning out as Starbucks HQ had hoped.
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Organizing
Thirty-One Days Inside the First North Carolina Starbucks to Organize for a Union
Conversations about unionizing began as a joke—not anymore.
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News
Investor group led by Trillium urges Starbucks to adopt neutral policy toward union efforts
Several investors, led by Trillium Asset Management, are urging Starbucks to adopt a global policy of neutrality for all current and future attempts of its workers to organize.
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News
Starbucks Illegally Retaliated Against Pro-Union Workers, Labor Officials Allege
A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board said in the filing that the company’s managers retaliated against pro-union employees in Arizona. One worker, Laila Dalton, was suspended while another, Alyssa Sanchez, eventually lost her job.
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March organized in support of fired Memphis Starbucks workers
The Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, led the march from Benjamin L. Hooks Library to the Starbucks at 3388 Poplar Ave. to support the Starbucks employees fired in February while in the midst of union organizing.
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