A bit late, but I wanted to post on the IWW victory versus Starbucks. On March 8, 2006, the IWW reports that:The IWW Starbucks Workers Union won a watershed victory yesterday in the first National Labor Relations Board conflict over unfair labor practices between the world's largest coffee chain and the baristas who work there. Faced with the prospect of having its widespread union-busting campaign exposed in a public hearing, Starbucks agreed to remedy all of the myriad violations committed against workers who have organized a union.
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The NLRB complaint against Starbucks which resulted in this settlement outlined a widespread anti-union effort that extended to upper level management, including a Starbucks Senior Vice President. Fifteen Starbucks employees were named in the complaint.
Thanks to Puritan City for their post on this story. I'm kicking myself for not buying some IWW Starbucks Union T-shirts when I was in The City.Links:
- IWW Press Release: http://www.starbucksunion.org
- Full Text of U.S. Gov't Settlement with Starbucks: http://www.starbucksunion.org
- Workers Independent News: Audio on Settlement: http://www.laborradio.org (second segment)
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