Baristas on Strike
On the Picket Line in Gilbert
Starbucks Workers United members gathered on a picket line in Gilbert, Arizona, as the union and federal labor prosecutors have accused Starbucks of retaliatory store closures, surveillance of union organizers and the firing of union supporters. Workers at more than 600 U.S. Starbucks locations are seeking to negotiate their first contracts.
Sen. Ruben Gallego visited the picket line, distributing breakfast burritos and expressing support for the workers. Speaking to reporters, Gallego criticized Starbucks' labor practices and raised broader concerns about corporate power. "This is the stuff that happens when corporate power does not want to give way to worker power," he said.
