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Submitted on Mon, 03/19/2007 - 11:30pm
For Immediate Release: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, StarbucksUnion.org March 15, 2007 Contact: [email protected] Press Conference: Baristas and Coffee Farmer Advocates to Speak Out Before Starbucks Annual Meeting Protest
Campaign Will Release Short Film on Starbucks Barista Delegation to Ethiopian Coffee Farms and "2006 Starbucks Corporate Irresponsibility Report"
WHO: Starbucks baristas, Ethiopian coffee farmer advocates, labor unionists, and community supporters with signs and banners.
WHAT: A press conference previewing the IWW Starbucks Workers Union and Justice from Bean to Cup! protest the next day at the Starbucks Shareholders Meeting. Current and former Starbucks employees and coffee farmer advocates will tell the true story behind the Starbucks brand; a vastly different picture than the company's socially responsible image it will showcase at the Annual Meeting.
Submitted on Mon, 03/19/2007 - 11:26pm
Industrial Workers of the World member Cole Dorsey of Grand Rapids protests in front of the Starbucks on State Street on Saturday.
Participants from the Starbucks Workers Union, Industrial Workers of the World and the Michigan Socialist Party called for Starbucks to allow more of its workers to unionize and to purchase more fair trade coffee.
(Photo Credit: PETER SCHOTTENFELS - Michigan Daily)
Submitted on Wed, 03/14/2007 - 5:17pm
It’s our Spring Offensive!
In other words, Baristas United are currently doing an organising drive at coffee shops across the country, yours included.
What does this mean? It means you’ll have the opportunity to talk to others about your work situation and anything else that’s not quite right at work. It means the opportunity to organise with other baristas to make your life at work better. It means help, support and
solidarity, as and when you need it.
Read the entire bulletin - PDF File.
Submitted on Thu, 03/08/2007 - 2:14pm
SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMISED STARBUCKS WORKERS - FIVE STARBUCKS WORKERS SACKED FOR FORMING A UNION
For almost 3 years workers in Starbucks have been organising in their franchises in the USA. Starbucks have responded by waging a war of intimidation against the unionising workers. Already 5 employees have lost their jobs – Joseph Agins, Charles Fostrom, Evan Winterscheidt, Daniel Gross (Founder of the Starbucks Union) and Isis Saenz. This is a warning shot towards anyone attempting to improve work conditions. However, Starbucks workers have fought back: winning 2 workers their jobs back and more than $2000 in lost earnings. In New York City, workers have gained a 25% wage increase in just over 2 years, with similar raises in other areas they have organised.
Submitted on Thu, 02/22/2007 - 11:40pm
For Immediate Release - IWW Starbucks Workers Union February 22, 2007; Contact: [email protected]
New York, NY- The IWW Starbucks Workers Union has unveiled a new blog at http://www.StarbucksUnion.org/blog. With an emphasis on workers' own stories, the SWU blog will provide news and views on the reality of the Starbucks Corporation behind the brand. The initiative marks the first time that employees at a multinational retailer will amplify their voices together through a blog.
"When we hear from corporations, it's management speaking not workers," said Christine Morin, a Starbucks barista and union member in Chicago. "With the SWU blog, we can expose the reality of work across the Starbucks supply chain."
