This is great news, friends:
The workers who formed the Buffalo union were the first Starbucks workers ever to unionize successfully. Unions are the best way for workers to empower themselves and fight back against exploitation, and I’m fully in support of the efforts in Boston.
But the workers in Buffalo were up against significant resistance from Starbucks management, who flew in the CEO of Starbucks as a way to intimidate them.
You might be surprised to learn that, while union busting is not legal in the United States, there are loopholes that allow corporations to lie to and threaten their employees while not officially meeting the standard of “union busting.”
This often includes management spying on employees, directly telling them to vote no on unionization efforts, or insinuating that they could lose their jobs by voting yes.
On the federal level, I hope to see the PRO (Protecting the Right of Workers to Organize) Act passed so that workers are given the opportunity to form unions without fear of retaliation.
And, of course, I am working hard in the State Senate to support policies that put power back in the hands of workers. I will always stand with organized labor.
Thank you for reading,
Alessandra
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