Starbucks Workers Union

On March 19, a delegation of IWW Starbucks baristas from the Twin Cities crammed themselves into one worker's 3-cylinder Geo Metro and set off on a journey to bring the good word of solidarity unionism to baristas and workers across the lower midwest.

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On a freezing but bright Minnesota morning, baristas gathered on the sidewalk in front of the Franklin and Nicollet Starbucks in Minneapolis. Mittens clutched the splintery handles of picket signs. The baristas started to chant, “Starbucks Union, here to stay; these lattes are union made!”