LCCEF members joined workers, union members and Starbucks workers at a rally in south Eugene Thursday morning. Starbucks workers are currently petitioning to form a union on 29th and Willamette street. If successful, they would be the first Starbucks union in the state of Oregon.
If you haven’t done it already please consider stopping by their store and giving them support. Let those workers know the benefits of organizing labor and collective bargaining.
https://www.klcc.org/2022-01-27/pro-union-rally-held-outside-south-eugene-starbucks
One of the things that really struck me was how many different locals of different unions had representatives showing up, and how much that touched the workers at Starbucks. They seemed overwhelmed and surprised–experiencing true solidarity for the first time with people they didn’t know, but who showed up to support them. Most of them are young and some had never seen unions in action. For some, it was a moment where the “aspiration” felt like “reality” to them.
Let’s keep showing up for them!