Labor leaders are convening in downtown Pittsburgh this week for the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO’s biennial convention. Speaking at the event Tuesday, National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler noted that public opinion of unions has risen at the same time that workers are quitting at record rates.
Baristas and employees of local coffee chain Coffee Tree Roasters voted to unionize Tuesday. Workers at five coffee shops across Allegheny County voted to join Local 1776 of the United Food and Commercial Workers labor union, according to UFCW Local 1776 President Wendell Young. “This is a great win for
Workers at The Coffee Tree Roasters have voted by an overwhelming majority to form a union. The Coffee Tree Roasters employees have been campaigning since.