Unionized Starbucks baristas from stores in the area chanted and held signs outside a Starbucks shop in Eugene on Friday morning, calling for the company to finalize a contract with the union.
While the demonstration at the store near Seventh Avenue and Washington Street was a practice picket and the shop remained open for customers, Starbucks Workers United has launched a strike authorization vote, with a decision to be announced soon, Lillian DeVane, an organizer for the union, told Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
The rally was one of several happening around the country, she said. Workers also held a practice picket at the Starbucks at Franklin Boulevard and Villard Street a few weeks ago…