BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Workers at three Starbucks in Bellingham joined those at over 100 of the company’s stores nationwide in walking off the job on Thursday, November 17th.
Workers at Starbucks stores on King Street and in the Cordata neighborhood have voted to unionize while the Sehome store will vote in December.
Starbucks has strongly opposed the unionization effort but says it respects employees’ right to lawfully protest.
The company notes that the protests are happening at a small number of its 9,000 company-run U.S. shops.