‘I hope every Starbucks has the chance to form their own union.’
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Union battles at Amazon and Starbucks are hot news—which is good for the labor movement
In Buffalo, New York, baristas at Starbucks voted to unionize on Dec. 9, making them the coffee chain’s only unionized workforce in the United States.
Posted inBlack Business Spotlight
9+ Black-owned coffee shops in Minnesota
What better time than now to support your local Black-owned coffee shop?
Posted inOpinion
Why can’t Black men get paid, too?
Why are only the Black men seen as “gimme-gimme” if they filed a lawsuit, or seen as opportunistic if they went on talk shows? Why must only the Black men be expected to settle for a dollar?
Posted inOpinion
I say no to a Starbucks boycott
Starbucks has proven to be one of America’s most responsible corporate citizens. In 2014 following the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, by Officer Darren Wilson, then Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz took action when other corporations remained silent. Starbucks launched its national “Race Together” campaign that encouraged Starbucks’ baristas (workers) to write “race […]