Unionizing Starbucks workers across U.S. meeting in Cleveland

How to be a socialist in your union

How to be a socialist in your union 6:00 PM, PDT,  Monday March 31 Via Zoom Unions are a way workers can fight to improve their immediate working and living standards and are also a key part of winning victories for the entire working class. Unions in Canada were essential in the vicotory for equal marriage, the fight for abortion rights and the first national maternity leave program. Unions can also be much more democratic than other instituti…

Unionizing Starbucks workers across U.S. meeting in Cleveland

Starbucks workers have been unionizing across the country since 2021. They’ve met on Zoom about strikes and communicated via social media about their demands for better pay and working conditions. This week will be the first time many of them meet face-to-face – and it will be here in Cleveland at the Workers United union’s convention at Rocket Arena. (The convention is closed to the public.) Michelle Eisen is driving from Buffalo with some of h…