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Coffee shop baristas across the country are driving a surge in union elections

By Andrea Hsu
Published June 16, 2022 at 3:12 PM PDT
Starbucks shift supervisor Gailyn Berg and barista Tim Swicord outside of their store in Springfield, Virginia.
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Starbucks shift supervisor Gailyn Berg and barista Tim Swicord outside of their store in Springfield, Virginia. The two led an effort to unionize their store but ultimately the workers voted against the union.

Baristas across the country are leading union drives at their workplaces. A combination of factors have led to this surge in activism among service workers who before now felt they had little voice.

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Andrea Hsu
Andrea Hsu is NPR's labor and workplace correspondent.
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