A-Infos (en) US, Boston: Actions in Support of Starbucks Baristas and Farmers

This Thursday, December 21, Boston locals took action in support of 
Starbucks baristas and farmers. Workers with the Industrial Workers of 
the World (IWW) * and students set up a table near a Starbucks just 
outside of Boston with information on fair trade, the IWW, and 
Starbucks' anti-worker and anti-union practices.  Starbucks has made 
every effort to keep workers in the United States (specifically New York 
City) from organizing, including firing workers for their union activity.
We spoke with a number of employees who were very interested and 
receptive, in fact all of the workers we talked to were with the 
exception of a woman who asserted that she was part of the CWA (in the 
AFL-CIO). We had a discussion with one worker when he got off work about 
why he thinks unions are important and the Haymarket martyrs. A large 
IWW flag was held high above the street and students sang union songs 
together from both sides of the road We also had a lengthy discussion 
with a woman working across the road who is a former Starbucks barista 
and who strongly agreed with our action. After a while we moved to a 
different Starbucks down the street and continued. More actions are 
planned in the area soon.

more information at www.starbucksunion.org <http://www.starbucksunion.org>
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* An antiauthoritarian anticapitalist initiative
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