Starbucks Workers Union on Canada's national public radio CBC The Current
Submitted on Tue, 04/24/2007 - 1:40pm
With the decertification of the last seven unionized Starbucks outlets in Vancouver... there is now only one unionized Starbucks in the World. It's in Regina and the employees there are represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
You'd think that might take the steam out of - other drives to unionize Starbucks outlets. But not so - for Daniel Gross. He's not backing away from his own bid - although he is taking a slightly different tact. Three years ago while he was working as a "barista" at a Starbucks in New York City, he organized the Starbucks Workers' Union and affiliated the group with the International Workers of the World.
Daniel Gross was fired last July in disputed circumstances. And late last month, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board charged Starbucks with 30 violations of the law in an alleged attempt to ward off union activity at four Manhattan outlets. Starbucks denies the charges.
Daniel Gross is still an organizer with the Starbucks Workers' Union and he was in New York City.
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