Since then, workers at nine more Starbucks in four states have unionized, while more than 100 stores have formally applied to hold elections. "Changed my life"From an early age, Brisack took an interest the plight of those struggling with low pay and harsh working conditions. Will Westlake and Jaz Brisack (right), baristas and members of the organizing committee at a Buffalo, New York, Starbucks store that voted to unionize in December of 2021. The walkout came weeks after Brisack and her fellow workers voted 19 to 8 to unionize, becoming the first store to unionize among Starbucks' corporate-owned U.S. stores. A Starbucks spokesperson denied the company opposes efforts by some workers to unionize.

Source: CNN April 06, 2022 19:23 UTC