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Wobblies Return to Mall of America on Black Friday

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 16:35
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11/28/2008 10:00

Feeling the economic squeeze, Baristas rally for cost-of-living wage increase as Starbucks slashes labor costs

Rally: 10am, Lake and Hiawatha, take Light Rail and Carpool to the Mall of America
Picket: 11am November 28, Mall of America North Side Parking Lot

Baristas Present 500 Petition Signatures Demanding Improved Security at a Minneapolis Starbucks

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 18:57
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Workers, Customers, and Community Members Concerned About Threats and Harassment at the Location

November 12, 2008

Pro-union Starbucks barista gets his job back [AP]

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/30/2008 - 10:07
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By LAUREN SHEPHERD
AP BUSINESS WRITER

August 29, 2008

NEW YORK -- A barista who said he was fired from Starbucks Corp. for helping to organize fellow workers into a union has been given his job back.

In a preliminary reinstatement agreement dated Aug. 14 obtained by The Associated Press, Starbucks said its firing of employee Erik Forman was "ill-considered and should be reversed."

Forman said he will start back at work on Sunday at the same Mall of America location in Minnesota that he was fired from in July.

The Circus Before the Circus! Benefit for the RNC Welcoming Committee and IWW Starbucks Workers Union

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/27/2008 - 13:40
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08/30/2008 22:30

The Circus Before the Circus!

Saturday, August 31st the Welcoming Committee and the Anti-Capitalist Bloc cordially invite you to come get your circus on! Guaranteed to be a better show than the monkeys in business suits featured throughout the RNC...join us for a night of marching band mayhem, all brass shenanigans, DJ Carnie dropping Brazillian beats and a special treat straight from the Minnesota State Fair! (nope, it's not crop art or butter heads...aww.)

Wobblies Welcome Mall of America Starbucks Baristas to the Union!

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 12:05
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P1010008_0.jpgIWW Delivers Cake to MOA Starbucks Workers
Saturday June 26 was like any other busy Saturday at the Mall of America 1 Starbucks. A barista had called in sick during the morning shift, another had walked out in disgust the weekend prior. A Manager from another store was covering the shift of a barista who had been fired for union activity two weeks before. The store was shortstaffed, and the lines of customers were long.

Interview with an IWW barista from the Mall of America Starbucks

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 20:40
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(This interview is republished from www.rhubarbarism.com and can be viewed in its original format at http://rhubarbarism.com/2008/07/from-coffee-factory-interview-with-iww.html)

The Mall of America Starbucks IWW unionization effort was announced Monday by delivery of a letter to store management. The unionization effort at Starbucks in the Twin Cities is still relatively new. The IWW is open is open to contacts from other Starbucks workers who want to join, or people in the community who want to support them. They can be reached at tcsbuxunion@gmail.com.

Global Day of Action Will Protest Starbucks’ Anti-Union Terminations

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 14:58
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Coordinated Actions Across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America Could Be Largest Ever Against Coffee Chain

For Immediate Release:

IWW Starbucks Workers Union, StarbucksUnion.org

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