Daisy Pitkin
@daisy-pitkin.bsky.social
Union Organizer. Writer. Yinzer. Director at Starbucks Workers United. Author of ON THE LINE, Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union
ANDDDD ANOTHER ONE!!! Starbucks workers in Los Alamitos, CA just won their union election 19-5! Welcome to your union, everyone! ✊
Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 6d agoWe’re not just tired of low pay, inadequate protections, and chaotic scheduling… we’re organizing unions to say enough is enough! CONGRATULATIONS to Starbucks baristas in Columbia, MD - they just won their union election 19 to 3! ✊
Dockworkers unions in six countries are calling for a big escalation on Oct 30 to protest war and militarization. They're urging strikes, protests, refusal to handle arms, demanding an end to US-Israeli war on Iran, genocide of Palestinians. They're urging dockworkers around the world to take part.
Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide - Workday Magazine
This article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Dockworkers unions in France, Greece, Basque Country, Turkey, Morocco, and Italy are calling an international day of action ...
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I just read @daisy-pitkin.bsky.social’s On the Line and so should you! Fantastic, intimate account of a hard-fought union campaign in all its human complexity, and a celebration of women’s oft-neglected leadership in the labor movement bookshop.org/p/books/on-t...
On the Line: Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union
"Lyrical . . . candid, clear-eyed and utterly engrossing, Pitkin's writing couldn't come at a better--or more necessary--time." --Jessica Bruder, New York Times bestselling author of Nomadland "A riv...
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Is it a good time to remind everyone about this? 👀
Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 2w ago🚨Have you felt sick after handling Starbucks’ silica-based blending powder? If you're a barista, reach out to us. If you're a Starbucks customer, we urge you to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes union contracts with the protections and improvements we need.
Workers in the South are fighting back against corporate greed and WINNING. CONGRATULATIONS to Starbucks baristas in Navarre, FL who just won their union!! ✊ They join workers in Kentucky and Arkansas who also recently won union elections in the South!
Corporations don't protect us. WE protect us. Congratulations to Starbucks workers who are organizing against corporate greed and winning unions in their stores! Say hello to our newest union members in ✊Westland, MI ✊Bowling Green, KY
🚨Have you felt sick after handling Starbucks’ silica-based blending powder? If you're a barista, reach out to us. If you're a Starbucks customer, we urge you to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes union contracts with the protections and improvements we need.
Being “tempted by a democratic socialist” sounds hot
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2w agoThe vibes may be exciting, but if Democrats are going to win this year and in 2028, they must reject the DSA. If you’re tempted by a democratic socialist this year, think of what use Republicans will make of these victories, and ask whether you want to do favors for fascists.
You know else had been going on at Starbucks for 5 years? UNION BUSTING. Maybe it’s bad for business. 247wallst.com/investing/20...
Starbucks' Stock Down 17% In Five Years
Brian Niccol has brought fresh energy to Starbucks, but a recovering brand still faces a relentless army of rivals and a stock that trails the broader market by a wide margin over five years. Can mome...
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🚨Here’s what baristas are saying about Starbucks’s blending powder. Workers are calling on all customers to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS until baristas get protections and better in-store conditions finalized in fair union contracts.
🚨Our union is hearing concerns from baristas about an ingredient in the new Starbucks Blended Refreshers. The blending powder is silica-based and becomes airborne easily. Breathing in silica powder can be dangerous. Starbucks needs to address this if partners are starting to feel side-effects.
A union contract with material improvements, or a chance to earn pennies by making corporate propaganda? Starbucks is hoping you choose the latter
Starbucks has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the US. It’s not normal! Let’s take on corporate greed and win a better workplace. DON’T BUY STARBUCKS at any location until union contracts are finalized!
Watching ICE agents literally run away from a Mount Laurel Starbucks without their coffee because the neighborhood completely rejected them is pure gold. South Jersey will make you unwelcome every single time you show your faces.
This is BIG news. After Starbucks released a “tank day” promo in Korea, which celebrated an anti-democracy atrocity, workers are fighting back by organizing their stores. Solidarity with Korean Starbucks workers!
Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 3w agoSolidarity with Korean Starbucks workers! Every worker deserves to have their voice heard!✊👏 www.chosun.com/english/indu...
Solidarity with Korean Starbucks workers! Every worker deserves to have their voice heard!✊👏 www.chosun.com/english/indu...
Starbucks Korea Forms First-Ever Labor Union
Starbucks Korea Forms First-Ever Labor Union Union Demands Better Promotions, Reduced Labor Intensity, Easier Accident Claims
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We (faculty at USC) took on an institutional behemoth with all the money and clout on earth, and we WON. We won our union. We're the biggest private-university faculty union in US history. Trying to make people care about this, challenge level IMPOSSIBLE
Every endorsement of Starbucks is an endorsement for union-busting, labor law violations, and corporate greed. 👎
Starbucks’ CEO calls his $9 drinks “an affordable luxury experience.” But what’s the real cost? And who pays it? As always, the workers.
Starbucks Workers United@sbworkersunited.org · 3w ago🚨Our union is hearing concerns from baristas about an ingredient in the new Starbucks Blended Refreshers. The blending powder is silica-based and becomes airborne easily. Breathing in silica powder can be dangerous. Starbucks needs to address this if partners are starting to feel side-effects.
Are you a Starbucks partner that has felt ill during or after a shift? Let us know in the comments!
Look what happens when you don’t treat your workers right... you get replaced by your competitor. At your own home base! mynorthwest.com/lifestyle/du...
Dutch Bros to open first Seattle store in former Starbucks location - MyNorthwest.com
Oregon-based coffee chain Dutch Bros is expanding into Seattle with plans for its first store to be inside a former Starbucks location.
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Once again, never cross a picket line. #nocontractnocoffee #solidarity @sbworkersunited.org #starbucks #unionstrong
Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work? Stop killing us.
Mainers are not happy with Collins. Demonstrators in Biddeford protesting ICE’s killing of a Colombian workman this morning swarmed her office
Corporations spent $1 trillion this year in stock buybacks, shattering records. Meanwhile, they claim they can’t afford to pay you real wages. Buybacks were illegal for a generation for a reason. They funnel money further upward and away from workers.
We still need the help of all allies and Starbucks customers. While we're in negotiations, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts. Sign our pledge here and we'll send you updates! nocontractnocoffee.org
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
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🎉MORE UNION WINS🎉 Baristas have won 700+ union elections, and we're not stopping until Starbucks does right by US, their workers! CONGRATS to baristas who recently won union elections in - Brookline, MA - Edina, MN - Falls Church, VA - Greensboro, NC - Roswell, GA - Pittsburgh, PA - Providence, RI
