Protesters formed a picket line outside the 874 Commonwealth Ave Starbucks on Sept. 15 in response to Corporate Starbucks attorneys ordering them to move off the store premises by noon that day.
Starbucks is the epitome of an idyllic coffee shop. A place where you can sip an expertly crafted caffeinated beverage, grind out some work on your laptop or just relax with a good book. However, to an increasing number of others, which hopefully will soon include you, it is known as one of the most aggressive union busting major players in the service industry today.
There have been notable victories for American workers since last October — the first Amazon warehouse union in Staten Island has now amassed more than 8,000 members, more than 230 Starbucks have successfully...
Starbucks workers at the Commonwealth Ave. location have been protesting corporate for a month. Workers want a better work environment and have already unionized. The location remains closed.
As of Sunday, Starbucks will no longer be asking us to “Race Together,” their campaign to engage customers in conversation about race relations through conversation and words on cups. No longer will...
