Starbucks in Danbury Votes to Unionize as SB United Becomes Force

Starbucks Workers United (SB Workers United) a worker-led unionizing effort, says they are now 335 plus stores unionized. Among the most recent stores to unionize is Starbucks located in Danbury's Berkshire Center. They join Starbucks on Talcottville Road in Vernon and in West Hartford in Corbin's Corner Plaza.

 You can view a map of Starbucks locations that have voted to unionize here https://sbworkersunited.org/all-unionized-stores

SB United states: "We believe that the best way to truly inspire and nourish the human spirit is to organize for greater justice, greater equality, and a greater vision of what life can be for Starbucks workers across the United States and for workers in the coffee and restaurant industry.

As Starbucks Workers United, we are organizing a union to bring out the best in all of us. Our organizing committee includes Starbucks partners from across the United States. Many of us have invested years of our lives at Starbucks, while others have recently become partners. We all have one thing in common — we want the company to succeed and we want our work lives to be the best they can be.

We believe that there can be no true partnership without power-sharing and accountability. For this reason, and through discussing our shared experience working at Starbucks, we have come to the conclusion that organizing a union is the best way to truly contribute meaningfully to this partnership and both ensure that our voices are heard and ensure that when we are heard we have equal power to affect change and get things done."

*Image courtesy @SBWorkersUnited via Twitter