Three of the 50 Bay Area Starbucks are moving toward unionization, with the 18th and Castro Street store filing for union recognition in early June.
As an increasing number of Starbucks employees attempt to unionize across the country, proposed legislation may make it easier for the coffee company workers to organize in San Francisco.
“As a Democratic Socialist, I am fighting for an economy that works for every worker in San Francisco, and we know unions are an integral part of that fight,” said Preston in a press release. “San Francisco is a union town, and we are thrilled to support our local workers as they join the national movement for worker solidarity.”
Starbucks has recently come under fire for its opposition to workers’ union efforts. The multinational company with approximately 33,000 locations has been accused of using managers to discourage union activity, closing stores that are actively attempting to unionize and firing union activists at multiple locations, according to a press release from the National Labor Relations Board.
The effort for better benefits in California was led by two stores in Santa Cruz, which were the first in the state to file for unionization.
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