15 Starbucks Locations Filed for Unionization Today
- Truthout, Jan. 21, 2022. - Ed.
Fifteen Starbucks locations are filing to unionize on Monday as workers at stores across the country wage a historic union drive. Workers at stores in Ithaca, Buffalo and Rochester in New York will be filing, according to Starbucks Workers United, as well as workers at stores in California, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon, Washington and Arizona.
According to Starbucks Workers United, Monday is also the first day of collective bargaining for the 2 locations that have already unionized, the Genesee and Elmwood locations in Buffalo, New York. Meanwhile, ballots for the next 3 union elections in Buffalo are beginning to be mailed.
This milestone follows 6 stores – 2 locations in Philadelphia and 4 stores in Michigan – announcing union drives on Friday. Overall, a whopping 26 stores have filed for unionization just over the past week, bringing the total to about 54 stores that are unionizing, according to Starbucks Workers United. Many of those union filings took place in January alone.
Starbucks stores have been filing for unionization at a staggering pace. Many of the workers filing for unionization have cited similar working conditions: Corporate has little to no regard for COVID safety, there is no way to report grievances, workers are underpaid & stores are often understaffed, leading to a stressful work environment. Despite the company’s supposed progressive values, corporate has been holding mandatory anti-union meetings, posting anti-union propaganda & even temporarily closing stores that are attempting to unionize...
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- Representatives from local unions hold signs in support of workers of two Seattle Starbucks locations that announced plans to unionize, during an evening rally at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington, on Jan. 25, 2022.