Employees of Milwaukee-based Colectivo Coffee are still waiting for Colectivo management to bargain with them, following the employees’ vote to unionize last August.
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Photo: A customer orders their coffee “Yes Union” in support of Colectivo workers. Liberation photo
A vote by workers on unionization at Colectivo Coffee in Wisconsin and Illinois has resulted in a tie, although challenges to the vote are expected. The union drive ended March 31, and the vote as to whether to join IBEW Local 949 was counted on April 6. Kait Dessoffy, a Colectivo worker spoke to Liberation News about the initial tie vote and what it means for workers: “We are not done organizing… It’s a step on the way to unionizing. We have done so much, we have inspired so many other workers to organize their work place and we have built so much solidarity among our worke