Peet’s Coffee Baristas Unionize First Cafe With Help from Starbucks Workers

In a win for workplace democracy, employees at a Peet’s Coffee & Tea located in Davis, California formed the chain’s first unionized shop in the United States on Friday. Workers at the café voted 14-1 to join Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021. “We will not be the last,” tweeted Peet’s Workers United (PWU), which organized the winning unionization campaign.

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