Seattle Starbucks Workers Announce Union Plan
SEATTLE — Building on the momentum of the recent unionization of a Starbucks in Buffalo, N.Y., workers at a store on Seattle's Capitol Hill are launching a similar effort to the coffee giant's birthplace.
The group Starbucks Workers United announced a filing for a union election at the Seattle location in a social media post on Monday evening, sharing a letter signed by four workers at the Broadway and Denny location who comprise the organizing committee.
"We do not see our desire to unionize as a reaction to specific policies, events, or changes, but rather a commitment to growing the company and the quality of work," the letter reads in part. "We see unionizing as a fundamental and necessary way to participate in Starbucks and its future as partners."
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The latest unionization push inside Starbucks follows a successful effort at one Buffalo store earlier this month — a first in the company's 50-year history. In mid-December, workers at two stores in Boston took their first steps toward a union vote.
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