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Tag: Starbucks

Posted inWorkers

A year later, members of the Memphis Seven inspire a new generation of workers

by Brittany Brown January 17, 2023January 19, 2023

Near a main intersection, less than a mile away from the University of Memphis, the Poplar-Highland Starbucks is one of the city’s busiest. It’s also an epicenter of a reviving labor movement. On Jan. 17, 2022 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a small organizing committee launched a campaign, making it the first Starbucks […]

Posted inUnions

Starbucks workers win unionization fight

by Brittany Brown June 7, 2022June 7, 2022
Posted inUnions

Starbucks unionization fight takes its place in Memphis’ justice legacy

by Carrington J. Tatum March 10, 2022June 2, 2022
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