While Starbucks workers across the nation continue to push for unionization, local Verizon employees are taking up a similar effort, after a pair of locations voted to unionize last Friday.
Seattle Starbucks location votes to become first on West Coast to unionize
The union vote came from Verizon retail workers in Everett and Lynnwood, following what they say had been “years of retaliation by senior management and poor working conditions, including understaffing and unlivable wages.”
“We know our worth, and it’s time we have a seat at the table and have our voices heard,” Verizon worker Austin Hitch said in a news release. “We hope that our success shows
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