Starbucks Workers United with support of community organizations like Seattle Democratic Socialists of America is holding a solidarity rally for seven workers fired from a Memphis Tennessee store for union organizing at Starbucks’s Headquarters on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 8 AM. Speakers include spokespeople from Starbucks Workers United, Councilmember Kshama Sawant, and spokespeople from Seattle DSA.

Demands include reinstating workers fired for union-organizing and voluntarily recognizing workers and their unions. This action comes in the wake of three Seattle locations and over 25 nationally filing for union elections following a union election in Buffalo, New York. As 71.3% of Starbucks’s workforce identifies as women and 48.2% as non-White, these workers are disproportionately women and people of color compared to the general US population. Starbucks promotes these workers as “critical to our journey toward inclusion, diversity and equity at Starbucks”, yet those same workers are cast aside when they demand their lives matter through protections during a global pandemic, against harassment, for a living wage, and fair scheduling.

Make sure all nominations to the Local Council are submitted at seattledsa.org/chaptercon by February 16 at 12:00 AM (that's one minute past 11:59 PM on Tuesday). We currently have a significant number of nominations that have yet to accept. Current needs are the roles of Secretary, Treasurer, one Co-Chair, and two Organizers. Check you inbox and respond promptly (or submit new nominations here).

It's also a time to submit proposals for priorities this year at our chapter convention. Having clear priorities for the chapter early in the year ensures we are proactive instead of merely reacting to the spiraling crises of capitalism.

Seattle Democratic Socialists of America