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Employees at first ever Starbucks store seek to unionize amid fight for contract
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2026
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So I’ve been thinking about this more, instead of a single store, what if they were to try to form a union of all Starbucks employees in the Seattle area? It’d be much harder for Starbucks to pull a “close the store and open a new one” play if it was for every Starbucks in an area.
While you have a good point, it might be kinda hard for Starbucks to shut down their first ever store, as it’s a sort of historic landmark for them.
True, but I wouldn’t put it past them.
another good point
I've worked on unionizing businesses with multiple locations and the big issue is communication. Locations rarely have overlapping staff below the management level and chatting with coworkers, having rapport with them is key to building faith in any sort of collective action.
That said, Starbucks Workers United (mentioned in the article briefly) may be able to pull something off with a more regional scope, but AFAIK they focus on shops that are already working on unionizing rather than cold calling locations.