Date of Award
Spring 6-7-2024
Document Type
Honors Project
University Scholars Director
Dr. Joshua Tom
First Advisor/Committee Member
Dr. Matt Benton
Keywords
labor, labor unions, activism, Workers United, Starbucks, labor law
Abstract
This essay explores the goals, motivations, and methods of Starbucks Workers United (the campaign of the labor union Workers United that is aimed at organizing Starbucks employees), as well as the Starbucks Company’s response to it. The analysis is informed by the author’s interviews with both a Workers United organizer and a Starbucks corporate employee. This essay explores the position of Starbucks Workers United within the broader history of American labor activism and our current epoch of union decline, as well as what the recent breakthrough in cooperation between Workers United and Starbucks means for American workers going into the future.
Recommended Citation
Braymen, Sophia Drake, "Starbucks Workers United and the Future of American Labor Activism" (2024). Honors Projects. 224.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/honorsprojects/224
Copyright Status
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Additional Rights Information
Copyright held by author.
Included in
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics Commons, Collective Bargaining Commons, Economic History Commons, Labor and Employment Law Commons, Labor Economics Commons, Law and Economics Commons, Unions Commons
Comments
A project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Scholars Honors Program.