Hundreds marched into downtown Seattle in support of Starbucks’ newly unionized workers, despite harrowing stories from around the country.
The march was part of a push to organize workers at two Seattle corporate giants.
This latest push comes as the flagship Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle voted to unionize this week.
So far, Workers United says it has organized 25 other Starbucks stores around the country.
At the center of that fight here is Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant.
Sawant has been giving up part of her salary to support causes like this one.
Sawant’s contribution is how union organizers were able to bring Starbucks workers here from around
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