Iowa City Starbucks union vote passes unanimously

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  • Workers at the Iowa City Starbucks, located at 228 S Clinton St., have voted to unionize. CREDIT NOAH TONG

    Workers at Starbucks in Iowa City, after announcing plans to unionize in late March, have voted unanimously to establish a union.

    It is the first Starbucks store in Iowa to unionize, according to Starbucks Workers United. The vote was 25-0, with no employees opposing the decision to form a union.

    https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1656789457318600704

    Starbucks employees around the country have organized relentlessly in recent years, fighting for wage increases, guaranteed benefits and safer…

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