Birdcage Comics Cafe Announces Closure Days After Union Deal, Leaving Workers and Community Reeling

Birdcage Comics Cafe Announces Closure Days After Union Deal, Leaving Workers and Community Reeling

Less than a week after Birdcage Comics Cafe employees celebrated a breakthrough in union recognition and return-to-work plans, the beloved Hospitality Lane cafe has abruptly closed its doors for good. The closure was announced in an Instagram post by the cafe’s official account on the evening of Sunday, July 27. It came just seven days after employees had publicly shared that owner Daniel Whitfield formally recognized the Birdcage Workers Union …