After a year of no talks, workers at hundreds of stores struck in November, December, and January to force the company back to the negotiating table. Around 230 stores struck at the peak of the walkouts. #StarbucksWorkersUnited now represents 550 locations out of 10,000.
https://labornotes.org/blogs/2026/04/starbucks-bargaining-backwards-baristas-say
#Baristas #Coffee #labourmovement #organize #solidarity #Starbucks #SWU
Union baristas are finally back to the negotiating table with Starbucks, but the workers charge that rather than progressing, the company is reopening already agreed-upon issues. “They're trying to move backwards on issues we've already settled instead of settling the few that we have left,” said Mina Leon, a barista in downtown Manhattan who struck for two months to get the company back to the table.
Starbucks machine in Naples, Italy. It's very busy. ☕️
“The #union has to really organize as many of the stores as possible and build allies with other unions, and make it so the cost of not recognizing the union is greater than the cost of bargaining.” https://www.texasobserver.org/contract-negotiations-texas-starbucks-workers-power/
10 % of workers belong to a union
70% approve of #unions
60 million workers would join a union if they could.
https://portside.org/2026-04-21/union-now-americas-new-strike-fund
#UnionNow worker power and organizing fund to support workers to build their unions as they take action to win contracts that raise standards.
targets: #Amazon #Delta #Starbucks
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/unionnow
“These are a lot of people that are all fighting the same battle. It’s just been so humbling and just so profoundly amazing to be a part of a group of people that really want to care about each other.”
Inside the contract negotiations at unionized Starbucks stores: https://www.texasobserver.org/contract-negotiations-texas-starbucks-workers-power/
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Out today: “I made connections with my other coworkers … and it made me realize this is actually empowering and unifies us. I was very excited for the opportunity to show that you can exercise your right and it should be normal to organize your workplace and show your strength as a worker.” https://www.texasobserver.org/contract-negotiations-texas-starbucks-workers-power/
#union #workers #Starbucks #Texas #politics #USpol #news #labor
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