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Union members and labor experts agree that a collective sense of job insecurity and frustration over wages and working conditions are driving activity in the region.

Iowa City Starbucks employees continued their fight for fair wages and improved management with a protest during the first day of classes Monday.

Iowa City Starbucks employees continued their fight for fair wages and improved management with a protest during the first day of classes Monday.

Amid the blistering August heat, employees of the Clinton Street Starbucks went on strike and protested outside of their store Monday to demand better workplace treatment. Before Monday, the Starbucks employees went on strike twice in June after managers didn’t let employees hang Pride Month decorations in the store. The Clinton Street Starbucks became the...

The decision to unionize is a result of some downtown Iowa City Starbucks employees citing safety concerns and a need for consistent schedules.

Several Iowa City Starbucks employees held a "sip-in," advocating for their push to become the states first unionized store.

Some of the Starbucks workers say they objected to moves by managers to cut hours for some employees among other other issues.