US EditionOak Bay Starbucks workers file to join United Steelworkers Union
- On May 14, the Oak Bay Avenue Starbucks location filed to join the United Steelworkers Union , an 83-year-old group representing 850,000 members across North America and the Caribbean.
- This filing follows growing unionization across Canada, including multiple Starbucks outlets in Ontario, with Oak Bay workers meeting British Columbia's automatic certification threshold while awaiting a labour board decision.
- In 2021, employees at a Greater Victoria Starbucks on Douglas and Alpha streets unanimously approved a three-year union contract that includes gradual pay raises reaching as much as $2.47 hourly depending on tenure, measures to address workplace violence, and provisions for leave related to domestic violence.
- Scott Lunny, director of the USW’s Western Canada region, expressed enthusiasm about the Oak Bay Starbucks employees’ decision to have the union represent them and highlighted the union’s aim to establish a unified collective agreement for all Starbucks locations interested in joining the USW.
- This development highlights a broader national trend of Starbucks workers organizing to gain fair pay, decent scheduling, and respect on the job, with recent victories reinforcing momentum in the union movement.
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