The nation's growing union movement has roots in Seattle
Two of Seattle’s most iconic companies are locked in standoffs between management and employees, as organized labor across the country receives a jolt of enthusiasm spurred largely by the Covid-19 pandemic. Employees for Starbucks and Amazon two vast blue-collar workforces — have begun grassroots campaigns to form or join unions, though the success of those efforts has widely varied.
Despite the velocity of the movement from Starbucks baristas, they face a stacked deck when it comes to ratifying a contract, labor advocates say — a hill that’s less steep for warehouse workers.
Meanwhile, the employers are also grappling with their public images as employees organize within them.
Sarita Gupta, co-author of “The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the Twenty-First Century,” said that companies with progressive reputations are a new challenge for people to associate with a labor movement.
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