Skip to main content
Starbucks workers in Chicago latest to join unionisation drive sweeping the US
A Starbucks brance in Illinois, US

STARBUCKS workers in Chicago have become the latest to join the unionisation drive at the global coffee chain’s stores across the US.

The workers penned letter to CEO Kevin Johnson saying that staff at the Logan Square store could only have a true partnership and voice at work by forming a union to negotiate their terms and conditions and “secure appropriate wages.”

In the letter, workers expressed their love for their job and highlighted the “unwavering support” from their manager to transform the culture of their store.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026
Politics / 21 July 2026
21 July 2026

The Tories introduced the 50% strike ballot threshold to make industrial action harder. MATT WRACK argues that a Labour government has no justification for leaving it on the statute book

Rockstar Games workers
Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Strike Map co-founder HENRY FOWLER discusses the significance of today’s joint union letter to video game giant Rockstar, demanding trade union recognition for its workers. Their conversation highlights how our movement can harness its collective power to rebuild union power across the private sector

Starbucks Workers United
Workers' Rights / 1 October 2025
1 October 2025

Organised workers at the notoriously anti-union global giant are scoring victory after victory, and now international bodies are pitching in to finally force this figurehead of corporate capitalism to give in to unionisation, writes EMILIO AVELAR

A Starbucks coffee shop on the Strand in London
Britain / 30 July 2025
30 July 2025