CALGARY – The United Steelworkers union (USW) has applied with the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) for a union-certification vote on behalf of Starbucks workers at Millrise Centre, store #4619, in Calgary. The workers in Calgary join the growing number of Starbucks workers across North America who are organizing unions for better working conditions and wages, […]
VICTORIA, B.C. – Workers at the Douglas Street Starbucks location in Victoria are steaming mad as Starbucks Canada refuses to extend wage increases to unionized staff at the corporate drive-through store. The workers are represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW). On May 3, 2022, Starbucks Canada announced investments for its “partners” (employees), including increased […]
The United Steelworkers union (USW) has filed an application with the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) for a union-certification vote on behalf of Starbucks workers at five stores in Lethbridge, Alta. The workers in Lethbridge join the growing number of Starbucks workers who are organizing across North America for better working conditions and wages. “Throughout […]
The United Steelworkers union (USW) has filed an application with the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) on behalf of Starbucks workers at the Chinook Centre in Calgary. “Starbucks workers across North America are steaming over the treatment they are receiving, and they deserve better,” said Pablo Guerra, an organizer with the USW in Western Canada […]
VICTORIA, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) has brewed up a first collective agreement for the workers at the Douglas Street Starbucks drive-thru location in Victoria, B.C. The workers have unanimously ratified their new three-year collective agreement. The union was able to bargain health and safety provisions, including contract language aimed at preventing workplace […]
Discontent among front-line Starbucks workers who say they are overworked and not adequately protected from the pandemic has led to new efforts to unionize, with one location already taking the leap and others hoping to join it. Starbucks has long has a reputation for treating workers well, and until recently, no Starbucks locations in Canada […]
VICTORIA – Workers at a Starbucks drive-thru in Victoria, B.C., have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union, because they believe the best way to protect their health and safety on the job is through a union. “We’re sick of being paid minimum wage to work for a multi-billion-dollar company, being understaffed during a […]