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Welcome to Solidarity Saturday, your weekly highlight reel and shortcut to staying plugged in.
Union baristas are fighting for higher wages, minimum staffing, more hours, and real protections against discrimination and unsafe conditions. 
A fair contract is within reach… if Starbucks executives would stop stalling and actually show up to bargain in good faith. Baristas make Starbucks run. Time to act like it. 
As always: delete the app, don’t buy Starbucks, and share this with everyone you know.
Here’s this week’s brew:
Starbucks News posted that “investing in partners is paying off” and the comments had zero chill. Turns out rolling back benefits doesn’t exactly scream investment. We also noticed pro-union comments keep disappearing on their posts. Nothing says “we value our partners” like silencing them. 
Shame on Starbucks for a recent South Korea promo that evoked the violent military repression of pro-democracy protesters. The CEO responsible was fired, but the damage is done. We stand in solidarity with pro-democracy movements globally. The fight for a union is a fight for democracy.
The Game Changer Show said it best: “I like my lovers like I like my Starbucks… unionized.” Thank you for the shout-out, Ally Beardsley.
Congressmember Jayapal Said What She Said.
Starbucks baristas striking. REI workers organizing. Teachers walking out. Congressmember Pramila Jayapal sees it clearly: this is what a movement looks like. The labor movement gave us the middle class, the weekend, and the 8-hour workday. It’s the only thing powerful enough to push back against corporations running the show. Glad she’s in the fight with us.
Baristas deserve better, and Starbucks has the money to make it happen. We’re not backing down.
In solidarity,
Starbucks Workers United
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement 