More Texans join unions, even as national membership is down. The statewide growth came from the technology and nonprofit sectors, as well as coffee shops.
BARTONVILLE — About a year ago, Soleil Baker noticed that co-workers weren’t getting enough hours. Many of them struggled to pay rent and buy groceries. Baker decided it was time to take action. “I just wanted everyone to be able to afford to live,” Baker said.
San Antonio Starbucks baristas strike amid red cup rebellion They were among 68,000 Texans who joined a union in 2023, an increase from 2022. This uptick was fueled by workers in the technology and nonprofit sectors — as well as coffee shops. { '__type': 'devHubFreeformEmbed', '__id': 'AIHTML', '__fallbackImage': 'https://files.sfchronicle.com/embed-bot/2024/Texas-union-membership-TT-081324/Texas-union-membership-TT-081324-fallback.
San Antonio Starbucks union organizer fired on one-year anniversary of union’s recognition University of Texas at San Antonio political scientist Stephen Amberg doesn’t expect this working-class rhetoric to trickle down to Texas. “The very few Republicans who talk like JD Vance are in a Republican Party that’s still overwhelmingly pro-corporate America,” Amberg said. “They’re not in favor of unions. They’re not going to lift a finger to help striking workers.
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