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Starbucks Workers Defy Conciliatory Leadership with Petition Demands

On June 4th, the Starbucks Workers United leadership removed me from my role as union delegate. More context can be read from past articles here. As a result of my removal, workers at my cafe do not have an acting steward to communicate the contract bargaining updates. We’re a union cafe with almost 20 workers

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The Struggle Against A No-strike Clause In Starbucks Worker Contracts Continues On Resolutely!

Yesterday, Starbucks worker and duly elected delegate to the SBWU contract bargain, Jake Compton spoke at our CSAN general meeting regarding the developing effort to oppose the no-strike clause within the union (more on that HERE ), alongside other criticisms of the current leaderships direction which are widely felt by shop-floor workers within the union.

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Meeting to Fight the No-Strike Clause at Starbucks

At this months Class Struggle Action Network General Meeting, come hear from Starbucks worker, Jake, who produced two articles recently for CSAN (linked below) about the struggles within Starbucks Workers United against the inclusion of No-Strike clauses in SBWU contracts. As Starbucks workers freedom to strike outside of contract expiration could be bargained away, come

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Audio: Railroad Workers United Speaks on Railroad Worker Unity, Challenging Craft Unionism, and RWU’s 2022 Vote No Campaign

At a Class Struggle Action Network monthly meeting, an organizer from Railroad Workers United spoke on the need for railroad worker unity, the organizing of RWU’s 2022 Vote No campaign, and some history and failures of railroad craft unionism. More information about Railroad Workers United: Railroad Workers United

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SBWU National Leadership Suppress Worker Dissent Over “No Strike Clause” in Contract Bargain

Starbucks is currently negotiating nationwide contract language with the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) union, and is poised to bargain a no-strike clause into the national framework of future union contracts. In the previous article I wrote last month covering this subject, I went into some detail as to why we cannot waste time considering a

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Announcing: A Collective Study of The Great Steel Strike and it’s Lessons

Our collective study will be reading this text detailing the General Steel Strike of 1919, immersing in this history together, and drawing lessons from it to strengthen our organizing and struggles of today. We will gather on Zoom for two, 90 min. discussions, each discussion covering one half of the book.  Dates and times for the

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Say NO to a “No-Strike Clause.” Starbucks looks to negotiate away workers freedom to strike.

The Starbucks Workers United union is well into the bargaining process with the Starbucks corporation. As of today, delegates are preparing for what will be several months into the foreseeable future of extended negotiations before finalizing any contract for US Starbucks cafes. In the union’s recent meetings with Starbucks, the beginnings of a national framework

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