Starbucks Is Desperate to Stop Unionization, So It’s Firing Worker Leaders

Starbucks is firing worker activists as it seeks to blunt the momentum of the union drive sweeping the company. Jacobin spoke to worker Laila Dalton, who was fired just weeks after the NLRB issued a complaint against Starbucks for retaliating against her.

03.21.2022

Laila Dalton

Starbucks Worker: The Entire Food Industry Should Go Union

Starbucks has been charged by the National Labor Relations Board with retaliation against two supporters of a unionization drive in Phoenix. We spoke with one of them about her experience at Starbucks and her mission to help all food industry workers unionize.