Documentary Explores Starbucks Workers' Unionization Efforts in Buffalo

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Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’ As the food service industry was pushed on to the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, workers at Starbucks stores in the Buffalo region of New York went public to announce their union-organizing campaign. Their efforts, and Starbucks’ responses, have culminated in one of the most expansive union-organizing campaigns – and one of the most aggressive union-busting campaigns –...

By Michael Sainato