The number of Americans who belong to labor unions had been dropping for decades. But suddenly, in the last year or so, the winds have changed. Unionization efforts are underway at tech companies like Apple and Google; media organizations like The New York Times and Condé Nast; and among grad students, delivery drivers and baristas.
Since December, when a Starbucks in Buffalo was the first to vote to unionize, workers at 16 Starbucks stores have followed suit. (Yes, they vote one store at a time.) One Starbucks picketer in Denver said, “We’ve had a lot of intimidation and a lot of efforts to stop us. But we’re here!”
And over 200 more have petitioned to vote.
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