From the newswire - A group of Starbucks workers organizing with the Industrial Workers of the World have sparked a national campaign to unionize the world’s largest coffee chain. The workers and their allies have a vision of a groundbreaking union campaign that seriously challenges prevailing organizing paradigms. Instead of a select group of staff organizers taking on Starbucks, it will take a social movement to defeat this company. Imagine for a moment a fighting union of retail workers and what a constructive force in society that would be.

There is no doubt that a multi-dimensional approach to organizing Starbucks must include a student-led strategy. Given the characteristics of Starbucks’ employment model, students are uniquely positioned to make a substantial contribution to this campaign. [ Full Article ]