Four More Portland Starbucks Stores Join Nationwide Unionizing Effort

Staffers at multiple Starbucks shops around Portland have joined the nationwide unionization efforts happening at the chain’s cafes. In late January, Willamette Week reported that three Portland-based Starbucks locations filed to unionize with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), joining others in Oregon. On March 4, four more stores across town filed to unionize: ones on SE 28th and Powell, SW 5th and Oak, 23rd and West Burnside, and NE Grand and Lloyd. In interviews with Eater, multiple cafe employees said they hoped a union would help address issues that include wages, staffing, mask use, and other worker protections.

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