LGBTQ+ Starbucks Workers Fight for Unions — and against All Discrimination

A new precarious generation is pushing for unions and labor rights, putting up a collective fight against all the inequalities that capitalism sustains. LGBTQ+ people have been an integral part of this process.

‘Add Personal Story Here’: Starbucks Anti-Union One-on-Ones Fall Flat

A Starbucks Workers United member and shift supervisor describes how baristas are refusing to fall for the company's union-busting tactics.

The Unbelievable Struggles of Queer Organizers Trying to Unionize an Ohio Starbucks

From rampant misgendering and denial of promised trans healthcare to hostile store management and callused corporate rebuffs, queer union organizers at one Cleveland Starbucks have their work cut out for them.

Interview: Starbucks Workers in Astoria, Queens Join Unionization Push

Left Voice interviews two Starbucks workers who recently filed for a union at their store on Astoria Blvd in New York City. This is part of a wave of one hundred and forty stores in twenty six states petitioning for union elections. You can follow and support Astoria Starbucks workers on Twitter or Instagram at @astoriablvdsbx.

“Every Store Should Have a Union”: Minneapolis Starbucks Workers Fight to Unionize

Left Voice spoke with Zach and Ethan, workers at the Starbucks located at Cedar Ave and 47 St in Minneapolis, who are part of the attempt to add a new local in the national phenomenon to unionize Starbucks workplaces.

Starbucks Workers Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices

Denver Starbucks workers are fighting to unionize. The company has cut their hours, issued warnings, and spied on them.

Starbucks Launches its Anti-Union Website: Here’s a Look

As Starbucks faces a growing drive across the country to unionize its stores, the bosses have launched an anti-union website aimed at misinforming workers about what’s at stake. This is part and parcel of the retaliation the corporation has been unleashing in city after city.

Starbucks Unionization Battle Continues to Gain Momentum

The Starbucks unionization wave continues as more workers fight to unionize.

Two Stores and Counting: Starbucks Unionization Wave Picks Up

Following the unionization of one Starbucks store in Buffalo, NY, over half a dozen stores around the U.S. have filed with the National Labor Relations Board for elections of their own.