Monday, November 13, 2023
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► From the Tri-City Herald — Starbucks challenged results of Prosser union vote. Baristas voted again to unionize. — Workers at the Starbucks in Prosser have voted a second time to unionize after results of the first election were set aside. The new election was held Nov. 9, with 20 workers participating. The results were 12 yes to eight no. The NLRB ran a second election after Starbucks objected to the results of the first, citing outside influences.
EDITOR’S NOTE — Starbucks continues to waste millions of dollars on shitty union-busting consultants — and break the law — rather than negotiate a first contract with its employees, some of whom have been waiting more than a year for good-faith negotiations to begin. All the more reason to join this Thursday’s Red Cup Rebellion…
The Stand — ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ to support Starbucks workers is Nov. 16
► From the Washington State Standard — Hundreds of fruit packers in Washington and Oregon take union vote this week — More than 350 apple, pear and cherry packers at three facilities in Washington and Oregon will decide this week whether to unionize with UFCW 3000. It follows more than three years of organizing by mostly Latina women who have worked for decades for the Washington-based company Mount Adams Fruit.
► From Teamsters 174 — Baker Commodities workers ratify contract with Teamsters Local 174 — A group of 31 workers successfully ratified a contract to protect and reward them for the necessary work they perform. The workgroup, which includes CDL drivers who transport cooking grease from restaurants and also plant workers who operate a rendering plant in Tukwila, achieved a contract with major improvements in wages and pension, along with additional improvements in healthcare and working conditions.
â–º From KNKX — As the ‘aroma’ fades, Tacoma hopes green jobs could bring back its blue-collar roots — Tacomans are…
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