CWA v SBUX

Brad DeLong delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU
Fri May 17 08:33:46 PDT 2002



>May 15, 2002
>
>Dear Friends:
>
>CAW Starbucks UnStrike for Justice and Dignity
>
>UnStriking Starbucks workers want and need your solidarity and
>assistance to help 'Send Starbucks A Message'. You are receiving
>e-bulletin because of your progressive history of advocating for
>social justice issues. Please forward this message to your own
>networks as broadly as possible. We apologize for the inevitable
>cross-posting. Please don't be annoyed. Take pride in your multiple
>connections!
>
>On May 13, 2002 140 Starbucks Baristas and Shift Supervisors at 10
>Starbucks outlets in Vancouver, British Columbia, members of the
>Canadian Auto Workers - CAW Canada Local 3000 - began our CAW
>Starbucks UnStrike for Justice and Dignity. 'UnStrike?', what the
>heck is an 'UnStrike' you ask. An UnStrike is a legal strike method
>under B.C. labour law. Our CAW Starbucks UnStrike for Justice and
>Dignity is a necessary tactic borne out of an unequal balance of
>power. It is designed to attack Starbucks corporate image as well as
>exercise economic pressure on the world's largest coffee
>corporation. We are asking the trade union movement and progressive
>people across Canada and internationally to cease purchasing at all
>Starbucks outlets except our 12 units...

Well this is a new one. What do the workers at "all Starbucks outlets except our 12 units" think of this?

Brad DeLong



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