Starbucks baristas in Clearwater vote to unionize

The downtown shop is the 10th Starbucks in the state where employees have opted to join a union.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 6:30 p.m. August 20, 2024
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Starbucks workers cited poor working conditions in a letter to the company's CEO.
Starbucks workers cited poor working conditions in a letter to the company's CEO.
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Employees at a Starbucks in Clearwater have voted to unionize.

According to Starbucks Workers United, the vote was 8-1.

The employees’ decision makes the 433 Cleveland St. location the 10th Starbuck’s shop in the state to approve joining a union. Locally, the North Dale Mabry Highway and Linebaugh Avenue shop in Tampa voted 13-5 to join in May.

 

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