Starbucks Baristas Had Plenty to Celebrate This Labor Day

See photos of a “sip-in” held at the Lloyd District and Jantzen Beach coffee shops this morning.

Starbucks Workers Solidarity Sip-ins on Labor Day (Blake Benard)
By Blake Benard and Aaron Mesh

Organized labor is making inroads at Starbucks.

That’s true nationwide, thanks to a Buffalo, N.Y., unionization drive that broke through decades of resistance. It’s happening here, too: 19 Starbucks in Oregon have voted to unionize since April, 11 of them in Portland.

Over Labor Day weekend, Starbucks Workers United held “sip-ins” at 16 locations, including the Lloyd District and Jantzen Beach shops on the morning of Sept. 5.

Related: Two Starbucks on opposite sides of Portland are closing due to safety concerns. We spent 48 hours at them.

Photos of the sip-ins are below:

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