Starbucks workers' boycott endorsement
Summary
Council formally backed the Workers United-SEIU boycott of Starbucks until the company signs a fair union contract. Baristas testified about 89-day unpaid transfers, lost health insurance, understaffing, and sudden store closures. It's a symbolic but high-profile stand with the city's unionized workers.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost; the resolution is a moral and political endorsement of a consumer boycott.
Starbucks baristas fighting for a union contract, and union workers generally.
Starbucks, which faces reputational and consumer pressure in Philadelphia.
Mentions & discussions (2)
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CITY COUNCIL — October 1, 2026
Council formally backed the Workers United-SEIU boycott of Starbucks until the company signs a fair union contract. Baristas testified about 89-day unpaid transfers, lost health insurance, understaffing, and sudden store closures. It's a symbolic but high-profile stand with the city's unionized workers.
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