Lang
3/28/23
Employees at the downtown Iowa City Starbucks plan to unionize.
That’s according to a news release from union officials, who say workers at the South Clinton Street location have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to unionize with the group Starbucks Workers United.
Local Starbucks workers uploaded a video to announce their organizing campaign. In the video, workers explained the reasons that personally compelled them to organize their location, including the comment “all partners deserve to be heard and respected in the workplace.”
Starbucks Workers United claims Starbucks has launched what it calls, “a ruthless union-busting campaign that includes firing over 200 union leaders across the country and shuttering union stores.” The group says the Labor Relations Board has issued 80 official complaints against the company, encompassing over 1,400 violations of federal labor law.