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Starbucks Workers United Celebrates ‘700th’ Union Election Victory

Published Thursday, June 4, 2026
by National AFL-CIO News
Starbucks Workers United Celebrates ‘700th’ Union Election Victory

Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) has announced Baristas at more than 700 locations across the U.S. have now voted to join the Union. The Workers responsible for this major milestone are based out of stores in: Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Chicago and Bolingbrook, Illinois; and Houston, Texas. While Starbucks executives continue to drag their feet on reaching a contract, more and more Workers at the massive Coffee Chain are joining the fight for a fair contract. “Baristas are leading the fastest-growing Union Movement in modern history because Starbucks SHOULD do better,” SBWU said in a Social Media post that featured a video of Workers at the 700th Union location. “We work at a company with the highest CEO-to-Worker pay gap, and despite this, Baristas nationwide are seeing working conditions at our stores get worse while we deal with low pay, inadequate hours, inaccessible benefits and more. It’s time to do something and that’s why we’re organizing!”

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