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Will and Chris host a round table of three organizers from across the country fighting to unionize Starbucks: Vic from Buffalo, Alisha from Oklahoma City, and Quentin from Portland, OR. They discuss the progress they’ve made at their respective locations, how they achieved it, and where they hope to go from there. We also discuss Starbucks’ retaliation methods (ranging from buffoonish to insidious), various legal challenges they’ve faced, and building bonds across the labor movement. Also, the most insane Starbucks orders they’ve ever seen.
Support Starbucks Workers United:
No Contract No Coffee pledge: https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H
Solidarity Fund for SBWU partners by Coworker: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/starbucksworkersfund
DSA Labor Solidarity Fund: https://laborsolidarity.com
And here is Alisha’s Jacobin piece on Starbucks use of reproductive benefits as a cudgel against organizers: https://jacobin.com/2022/08/starbucks-abortion-transgender-health-care-promises-pr-stunt-union-contract
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