(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Workers at a Starbucks in Edgewater have become the third Chicago location in three weeks to officially declare unionization efforts.
On Monday, workers at the Starbucks on Bryn Mawr and Winthrop sent a letter to Howard Shultz, interim Starbucks CEO. That makes them the sixth Chicago area store to have employees announce their goal to join Workers United, an SEIU affiliate.
“There’s been a lot of changes that we’ve wanted to see happen over the past couple of years that really haven’t happened. And they say they want us to have a voice, but they haven’t really been responding to our voice,” said barista Rachel Simandl, who signed the letter.
She said she and co-workers want a part in creating employee standards, including pay and shift distribution.
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