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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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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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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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CSAN Solidarity Action With Levi’s Worker Strike

On December 23rd, members of the Class Struggle Action Network spent the afternoon distributing over 200 leaflets at two Levi’s stores in Portland and Troutdale, Oregon, while holding a banner which read “Levi’s, Stop Attacks on Striking Ozak Textile Workers in Turkey”. While distributing the leaflets, we appealed to the class solidarity of workers in

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