From the Atlanta Civic Circle: The Atlanta sip-ins were part of a national Starbucks Workers United campaign to win a contract for all 225 unionized Starbucks stores.
Labor Day customers at the Howell Mill and Ansley Mall stores were receptive. At Howell Mill, about 50 supporters joined the sip-in within just 30 minutes of its 1:30 p.m. kick-off, and at the Ansley Mall sip-in, about 40 supporters quickly joined in after it started at 3 p.m.
“These sort of events are really good for shop floor morale,” said Owen Hunt, an Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America member, who helped organize the Howell Mill sip-in. “It shows that the community supports the workers and keeps them going. Because that’s what really kills a lot of labor organizing.”