Stories tagged: "union"

Work Starbucks workers in Litchfield Park celebrate filing their union petition on Jan. 27, 2023. (Photo by Jessica Swarner)
Work Litchfield Park Starbucks Files Petition to Unionize 

A Starbucks in Litchfield Park could be the sixth store in Arizona to unionize with Starbucks Workers United. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner February 6, 2023 2:16 pm MST
Work American Airlines flight attendants picket at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Jessica Swarner)
Work American Airlines Flight Attendants Picket at Phoenix Sky Harbor

American Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Jan. 24 to call on the company to improve working conditions. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner February 1, 2023 8:31 am MST
Work Baristas Natasha Mbazumutima and Cassidy Elliott pose in front of the Starbucks at 107th Avenue and Indian School Road in Avondale on Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo by Jessica Swarner)
Work Avondale, Mesa Starbucks Go on Strike for Red Cup Day

More than 2,000 Starbucks workers from over 100 stores across the country participated in Thursday’s strike. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner November 22, 2022 11:58 am MST
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Work From Buffalo to Arizona: A Starbucks Union Leader Reflects on the Movement

Former Starbucks union leader Bill Whitmire answered questions about his time with the company at a fundraiser for employees who were retaliated against while organizing.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner September 15, 2022 11:16 am MST
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Affordability Union Membership in Arizona Inches Up, Still Trails Most of the Nation

After bottoming out at 4% in 2017, labor union membership in Arizona has been slowly rising, but it is still well behind levels of previous years.

Tori Gantz Tori Gantz September 7, 2022 1:13 pm MST

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Work Ralliers outside of a Starbucks at Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard in Phoenix on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Jessica Swarner)
Work NLRB Dismisses Starbucks Charge Against Phoenix Union Organizers

The charge was one of two that Starbucks has filed against Workers United since the union began organizing late last year. More than 200 Starbucks locations have unionized since December.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner August 3, 2022 2:59 pm MST
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Work How Passing the PRO Act Would Change Arizona Starbucks’ Union Efforts

The PRO Act would affect Starbucks employees’ struggles with the company’s alleged union-busting efforts. 

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner May 27, 2022 3:06 pm MST