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From left to right: Volunteers Lynda Ames and Steve Redler, Region 8 Coordinator Danielle Bridger, Trustee Bruce Giddings and PEF Secretary-Treasurer Joe Donahue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nSept. 14, 2023<\/em> — \u201cStarbucks claims to be a progressive company, but when it comes to respecting workers\u2019 rights, you\u2019re anything but progressive. As Starbucks customers, we are calling on you to stop stalling, get to the bargaining table, and negotiate a fair contract. No Contract, No Coffee!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s the petition PEF activists and volunteers asked Starbucks customers to sign the morning of Sept. 14 at the 549 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, location as part of SEIU\u2019s Starbucks Worker Solidarity Day of Action.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PEF Secretary-Treasurer Joe Donahue manned the drive-thru, while Trustee Bruce Giddings, Region 8 Coordinator Danielle Bridger, and volunteers Lynda Ames and Steve Redler gathered signatures from those going in and out of the building.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They had gathered a good number of signatures by 8 a.m.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, I think it went well,\u201d said Donahue. \u201cThere were those that looked right through me as they drove by, but for those that stopped and asked what I was doing, they were overwhelmingly supportive and wished us well in our endeavor.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been better than I anticipated,\u201d Giddings said. \u201cThis is a busy location and it\u2019s sometimes tough to get people to stop since they are in a hurry. Younger people are more likely to sign. But a lot of people have been commenting that the Starbucks workers deserve the support.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridger said many people coming in and out of the store have been supportive and are also union members.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are very busy here and they deserve to have a fair wage,\u201d she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ames and Redler, both longtime union members themselves, know the importance of union membership and said they were there to support the workers who deserve fair wages and a voice at work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SEIU targeted not-yet unionize Starbucks stores across the country to raise customer awareness about the workers\u2019 right to join the union and urge them to exercise their power as consumers to help workers win the union.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By KATE STICKLES<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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