Starbucks Workers United

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Starbucks Workers United (SWU) is the union for US coffee chain Starbucks. They have successfully unionized 122 of the 33,833 stores.^[1]^[2]

The successes of the union drive represent a rising trade-union consciousness, as Lenin calls it.^[3] For socialists who wish to build a world beyond capitalism, this trade-union consciousness must be heightened to the level of class consciousness.

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References

↑ Opheli Garcia Lawler (2022-02-18). "Starbucks Workers Are Now Organizing Unions in 100 Stores" Thrillist.
↑ @MorePerfectUS on Twitter: BREAKING: Starbucks workers in St. Anthony, Minnesota won their union election 15-5. There are now 122 unionized Starbucks in the United States.
↑ "trade-union consciousness" on The Free Dictionary

[1] Opheli Garcia Lawler (2022-02-18). "Starbucks Workers Are Now Organizing Unions in 100 Stores" Thrillist.

[2] @MorePerfectUS on Twitter: BREAKING: Starbucks workers in St. Anthony, Minnesota won their union election 15-5. There are now 122 unionized Starbucks in the United States.

[3] "trade-union consciousness" on The Free Dictionary

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