Pitt’s Amos Hall Starbucks joined the largest Starbucks strike in history Thursday afternoon in the ongoing battle for workers’ rights. Starbucks workers from Amos Hall, Craig Street and South Side gathered in front of the Forbes and Atwood Starbucks to protest “Red Cup Day” the company’s largest promotional day of the year, according to.
The baristas at the Amos Hall Starbucks knew that August 24 would be especially busy, as it was both move-in day for Amos Hall and the launch of Starbucks’ fall menu. That’s exactly why they chose that day to strike.
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Co-author James Graham is a former worker at Coffee Tree and was involved in the successful union drive at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in 2019.
A Coffee Union Win to Heat Up the Movement
More than 40 baristas at the local Pittsburgh coffee chain, Coffee Tree Roasters, won their union vo
Baristas at a Starbucks location in Oakland have become the second set of Starbucks workers in Pittsburgh to file to unionize. On Friday, the workers at the Amos Hall Starbucks on Fifth Avenue in Oakland filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. The Amos Hall baristas