Chauncey Robinson at People’s World reports from Los Angeles that a warm cup of coffee can ease an early morning on film and TV sets, but Cultural Workers are rebuking Starbucks as they show solidarity with striking Union Baristas. Hollywood Actors added their voices to the thousands supporting the nationwide Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Strike by Starbucks Workers at a rally here in LA last week. The Red Cup Rebellion - the name given to the Starbucks Strike, is well underway after more than 1,000 Union Baristas began it back on November 13th, protesting what they called Starbucks’ historic Union-Busting and its failure to finalize a fair contract. Union Baristas were joined by Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) President Sean Astin, Workers United President Lynne Fox, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Yvonne Wheeler, President of the California Federation of Labor Lorena Gonzalez, Union Members and supporters across the Labor Movement in the latest show of support for Workers’ demands. Astin highlighted Starbucks’ 10-K report, an annual document a company must send its shareholders, noting “it’s legal, so they gotta be careful what they say.” He pointed out several important details from the report: “What is Starbucks saying to Wall Street? Well, in the all-important section on risks, they explicitly identify Labor Organizing as holding a material business liability. Material. That word means something. It means it’s real. They don’t stop there, they freely - and correctly, acknowledge that how the company chooses to respond to Labor Organizing could be extremely painful to them economically. The company explicitly warns investors that its most valuable asset - its brand - can be damaged by how it treats its people.”

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