Across the U.S., unionized Starbucks workers are expected to strike starting tomorrow during Red Cup Day, a significant annual promotional event. Only 4% of Starbucks employees are unionized nationally, according to the company, but a total of seven Eugene stores may join the picket lines — including the Erb Memorial Union location on the University of Oregon Campus.
The full list of Eugene’s unionized stores include:
- Erb Memorial Union
- Franklin Boulevard and Villard Street
- North Delta Road
- 29th Avenue and Willamette Street
- West Seventh Avenue and Washington Street
- West 11th Avenue and Acorn Park Street
- Valley River Center
The strike authorization vote was passed last week with 92 percent approval from Starbucks baristas, according to Starbucks Workers United.
Starbucks workers have unionized hundreds of stores since 2021, but the road to a contract has been long and unsteady. Over the past few years, Starbucks has gone through three different CEOs who have each struggled to uphold Starbucks’ image in the face of hundreds of what the National Labor Relations Board has deemed unfair labor practices…