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Daisy Pitkin

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Union Organizer. Writer. Newish Yinzer. Director at Starbucks Workers United. Author of ON THE LINE, Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union

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Starbucks workers live paycheck-to-paycheck while our CEO has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. Better working conditions mean happier workers and happier customers. Our allies are here for us! We're just practicing for now, but if we have to, we're ready to strike!

06.10.2025 23:42 — 👍 67    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 1
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Let’s Go New Orleans! Workers and allies are demanding that Starbucks return to the bargaining table to finalize a contract with the protections workers need to their jobs well! And they’re willing to do whatever it takes to get them there!

07.10.2025 13:31 — 👍 34    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

Johanna! So kind. Thank you!

06.10.2025 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Oh look, more Strike Captains!

Workers in Portland, OR letting Starbucks know they are ready to do whatever it takes to secure that first contract!

05.10.2025 13:44 — 👍 58    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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Baristas across NorCal getting some practice and Strike Captain training in today!

05.10.2025 00:45 — 👍 161    🔁 20    💬 0    📌 5

Solidarity with #StarbucksWorkersUnited and all #union members on #strike around the world. #NoContractNoCoffee #Italy #France #Starbucks #UnionStrong

03.10.2025 20:22 — 👍 28    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

See those bright green beanies? Those are some *highly trained* Strike Captains you’re lookin at! SBWU now has HUNDREDS of them all across the country.

02.10.2025 22:54 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Want some good news?
NYC is going to have a mayor that truly stands with workers.
Oh and, Starbucks workers are going to win!

02.10.2025 12:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We’re united with baristas in their fight for a fair contract. And if Starbucks’ failure to bargain in good faith forces them to go on strike, you’ll find me on the picket line.

01.10.2025 21:16 — 👍 4493    🔁 771    💬 51    📌 20
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Starbucks workers shouldn't be living paycheck to paycheck when CEO Brian Niccol has the highest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. It would take only A SINGLE DAY’S sales to finalize fair union contracts. JUST ONE DAY.

Thank you for rallying with us today, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ! ✊🔥

01.10.2025 17:06 — 👍 352    🔁 97    💬 4    📌 7
30.09.2025 18:15 — 👍 53    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 0

"WE are the many. THEY are the few."

A powerful scene out of Philly:

29.09.2025 23:15 — 👍 131    🔁 34    💬 0    📌 0
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'Workers aren't going to settle for nothing': With contract talks stalled, Starbucks baristas rally in L.A. The worker protests come in the wake of an announcement this week that Starbucks is planning to close hundreds of stores and lay off close to 1,000 employees as part of a turnaround effort.

“What you’re seeing this week is just the beginning of what workers are prepared to engage in to finalize the contract.”

28.09.2025 15:36 — 👍 77    🔁 27    💬 3    📌 3
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No Contract, No Coffee Pledge  Baristas are the most important part of the Starbucks experience. Baristas open the stores every morning and close them every night. They greet customers, make the coffee, clean up the spills, a...

ALLIES: As Starbucks ramps up its union-busting under one of the highest paid CEOs in the country, NOW is the time to support workers.

If you're sick of corporate greed, this is your fight, too!

Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge - bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee

25.09.2025 16:58 — 👍 35    🔁 21    💬 0    📌 2
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Starbucks unions are practicing picketing as the company abuses its workers and denies them a fair contract.

This is your reminder to not cross a picket line and support workers!

NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE.

25.09.2025 16:21 — 👍 8718    🔁 2168    💬 268    📌 138

Starbucks is closing stores and cutting 900 jobs in a restructuring move.

1,100 jobs were slashed earlier this year.

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

25.09.2025 22:01 — 👍 15969    🔁 5991    💬 885    📌 414
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Starbucks just announced major store closures and layoffs, making it clear things are only going Backwards at Starbucks under Brian Niccol’s leadership.

This company is NOT prioritizing baristas.

Our union is out in Chicago today to fight back.

25.09.2025 16:58 — 👍 170    🔁 52    💬 3    📌 12

Are you tired of corporate greed? Then this fight is your fight, too.

25.09.2025 17:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

the starbucks workers united merch is. very good unioncoffeegear.com

24.09.2025 13:46 — 👍 21    🔁 16    💬 3    📌 0
NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION

UNION RECOGNITION FOR WINDMILL FARMS WORKERS NOW

SIGN THE PETITION

LINK IN CAPTION

#BOYCOTTWINDMILLMUSHROOMS

NATIONAL CALL TO ACTION UNION RECOGNITION FOR WINDMILL FARMS WORKERS NOW SIGN THE PETITION LINK IN CAPTION #BOYCOTTWINDMILLMUSHROOMS

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

AFTER YEARS OF POOR CONDITIONS UNDER OSTROM, MAJORITY OF WORKERS VOTED TO UNIONIZE.
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WINDMILL FARMS, FINANCED BY INSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, BUYS OSTROM.
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WORKERS WERE FIRED AND PRESSURED TO ACCEPT REHIRE AT LOWER PAY, SOMETIMES IN UNFAMILIAR POSITIONS WITHOUT TRAINING.

UNACCEPTABLE.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? AFTER YEARS OF POOR CONDITIONS UNDER OSTROM, MAJORITY OF WORKERS VOTED TO UNIONIZE. ⬇️ WINDMILL FARMS, FINANCED BY INSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT, BUYS OSTROM. ⬇️ WORKERS WERE FIRED AND PRESSURED TO ACCEPT REHIRE AT LOWER PAY, SOMETIMES IN UNFAMILIAR POSITIONS WITHOUT TRAINING. UNACCEPTABLE.

WHAT DO WE DEMAND?

ATTN:

CEO OF INSTAR, GREGORY J. SMITH CEO OF WINDMILL FARMS, GREG OGIBA

ACCOUNTABILITY:

“FAIR AND SAFE TREATMENT" FOR WORKERS NOW

WINDMILL FARMS SUNNYSIDE, WA

WHAT DO WE DEMAND? ATTN: CEO OF INSTAR, GREGORY J. SMITH CEO OF WINDMILL FARMS, GREG OGIBA ACCOUNTABILITY: “FAIR AND SAFE TREATMENT" FOR WORKERS NOW WINDMILL FARMS SUNNYSIDE, WA

WORKER STATEMENT:

"AT WINDMILL FARMS WE ARE MISTREATED. WE ARE SCOLDED FOR NOT DOING THE WORK PROPERLY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING WHAT IS ASKED. WE ARE SHUNNED FOR ASKING THE SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND WE FEAR SPEAKING WITH OUR CO-WORKERS."

WORKERS DESERVE A UNION NOW

SIGN THE LINK IN CAPTION

WORKER STATEMENT: "AT WINDMILL FARMS WE ARE MISTREATED. WE ARE SCOLDED FOR NOT DOING THE WORK PROPERLY, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING WHAT IS ASKED. WE ARE SHUNNED FOR ASKING THE SUPERVISORS QUESTIONS AND WE FEAR SPEAKING WITH OUR CO-WORKERS." WORKERS DESERVE A UNION NOW SIGN THE LINK IN CAPTION

Farmworkers at Windmill Mushrooms are fighting for just conditions: Sign this petition and demand that Instar and Windmill recognize the union and stop harmful labor practices.
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms

act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i...

24.09.2025 22:32 — 👍 169    🔁 71    💬 1    📌 3

NEW MERCH!! “Never cross a picket line” shirts. Proceeds go to the Starbucks workers strike fund!

24.09.2025 12:31 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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We’re fed up with corporate greed. Are you?

Union Starbucks workers are fighting back, and it’ll take ALL of us to show companies like these that working people deserve a fair workplace.

Support our fight. Sign the No Contract No Coffee pledge! bit.ly/NoContractNoCoffee

23.09.2025 19:31 — 👍 317    🔁 95    💬 8    📌 5
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers in Seattle are participating in a practice picket outside of the Starbucks Roastery, the company's flagship store.

Starbucks is still failing to finalize fair union contracts. Baristas don't want to strike... but if they have to, they're ready. ✊🔥

22.09.2025 20:46 — 👍 225    🔁 45    💬 10    📌 12
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Starbucks, Union Approach 4-Year Mark Without A Contract Progressive groups say they’ll stand with baristas on the picket line if CEO Brian Niccol doesn’t reach an agreement.

Read the letter we sent to Brian Niccol and the @starbucks Board of Directors www.huffpost.com/entry/starbu... 💙

#Starbucks #Union #WomensMarch

22.09.2025 22:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Women’s March is proud to back @sbworkersunited.org baristas’ demands for a fair union contract. And if they’re forced to go on strike, we won’t cross the picket line and we’ll get our coffee elsewhere!

22.09.2025 22:13 — 👍 30    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

AFSCME is proud to back @sbworkersunited.org baristas.
It's time for Starbucks to respect workers by finalizing a fair contract that secures the support, pay and protections they need to do their jobs.

22.09.2025 21:06 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Hell yeah, @neatoday.bsky.social! Educators are among the 85 million people committing to stand with Starbucks workers and not cross the picket line if baristas have to strike!

22.09.2025 20:09 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s all about control.

From your local Starbucks to the corporate highrises.

Support @sbworkersunited.org — and all the working and non-working poor, chained by the coffee giant or any other oligarchical institution.

22.09.2025 16:14 — 👍 361    🔁 202    💬 28    📌 11

Starbucks has the money to do the right thing. Support union baristas in our fight for a fair workplace!
SIGN THE NO CONTRACT NO COFFEE PLEDGE - starbucksworkersunited.controlshift.app/petitions/no...

20.09.2025 08:17 — 👍 21    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 0

Starbucks has the money to do the right thing. Support union baristas in our fight for a fair workplace!

SIGN THE NO CONTRACT NO COFFEE PLEDGE - bit.ly/NoContractNo...

SUPPORT OUR STRIKE FUND - sbworkersunited.org/strike-fund/

19.09.2025 17:23 — 👍 23    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

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