PEORIA, Ill. –Starbucks workers at the Campustown location on W. Main in Peoria are demanding union recognition.
A release from the Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board of Workers United says an overwhelming majority of the store’s crew signed union authorization cards and a petition demanding recognition.
News partner 25 News reports these baristas are the first in Peoria to join the Starbucks Workers United movement, according to the release.
In a letter signed by a majority of the store’s workers and e-mailed Friday to Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, the staff expressed resolve in organizing their workplace:
“We have tried to appeal to store managers, despite the rotating door of leadership, and our district manager. We have sat day after day as partners poured out their hearts to leadership and stories were collected, and yet nothing has changed. The message has been made clear: Management does not respect us, our personal lives, or our needs. We have tried, and we have been failed.”
