'Our movement is only growing,' says SBWorkersUnited. 'Partners around the country are standing up for what’s right and we couldn't be more inspired!'
Employees of at least 16 Starbucks locations across the nation filed unionization papers on Monday alone.What began last month with a promising trickle has turned into a torrent as workers in at least 16 Starbucks stores on Monday moved to unionize.announced
Monday that workers at 16 of the coffee chain's locations filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board . In a letter to Starbucks president and CEO Kevin Johnson, organizers at the 16th location to file union papers on Monday—the Garden Home Marketplace Starbucks in Portland, Oregon—
that they"have decided to unionize because it is time that our voices are heard, respected, and considered appropriately."
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