Morning Star
STARBUCKS workers in Knoxville, Tennessee, are the latest to file papers with the United States National Labour Relations Board seeking union recognition.
Workers United submitted the claim last week as staff at more of the coffee chain’s stores joined the unionisation drive across the country.
Maggie Carter, who is leading the Knoxville campaign, said that workers there want an “equitable partnership” and a voice in the workplace.
“I do genuinely love my job, but there are too many things that I do not have any control over.
“There is no accountability. Everything comes down from corporate and partners have no say,” she said.
“We have watched how unfair the company has been in Buffalo. It is important that Starbucks reconsiders their opposition to the Fair Election Principles and be the company we know it can be,” she said. “They call us partners, but we need a true partnership. With a union we will have that.”
Starbucks workers have now submitted petitions for elections in a number of spots including Boston, Seattle and New York…
