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‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires

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‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires

Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’

As the food service industry was pushed on to the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, workers at Starbucks stores in the Buffalo region of New York went public to announce their union-organizing campaign.

Their efforts, and Starbucks’ responses, have culminated in one of the most expansive union-organizing campaigns – and one of the most aggressive union-busting campaigns – in modern US history.

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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.