Union creates $1 million strike fund to support Starbucks workers
June 3, 2022
Workers United is creating a $1 million fund to support Starbucks baristas should they go on strike in the future. A total of 100 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize and about 120 are waiting on elections. Starbucks operates more than 9,000 U.S. locations.
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