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    Starbucks union creates $1 million fund to cover lost pay for striking baristas

    June 3, 2022 // The union backing organizing efforts at Starbucks is creating a $1 million fund to cover lost pay for baristas who go on strike, giving workers more firepower in their fight to unionize.

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unionization Unions

    Column: Why Starbucks has become a huge unionization target — and why the company is in a panic

    April 25, 2022 // Many American consumer companies, including Amazon and McDonalds, have been dealing with a surging interest in unionization by their employees, spurred in part by the pandemic-driven recognition that their employers have consistently undervalued their contributions to business success.

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