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The Stranger's labor news roundup.

Emerald City locals share the faux pas they often see visitors committing.

Starbucks workers from across the Seattle area and the U.S. marched and rallied April 23 against union busting. Starbucks billionaire CEO Howard Schultz’s “break the union” campaign has led to many firings, followed by strikes and more organizing. The Seattle action was organized by insurgent Starbucks Workers United (SWU), along…

Around 200 workers, union members and other supporters gathered at Cal Anderson Park to rally around Starbucks employees, who are starting union drives around the United States. 

Today, East Africans met at Westlake to protest the US's response (or lack of one) to what's described as genocide in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. They wanted President Joe Biden, who visited today, to give this African crisis the same level of concern and resources he is giving to the crisis in Eastern Europe. As the protestors demanded Biden's attention, it was reported that he pledged $1.3 billion "in additional military and economic support...

Employees at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery have voted to join Workers United, the labor union representing 25 other stores across the country. 

Two of the three flagship roasteries in the U.S. are now unionized.

Today's Water Cooler

Joe Biden is coming tonight. He’s arriving in Seattle around 5 pm, and he’s expected to talk about infrastructure investment, climate change, and prescription drug coverage. He’s also going to a fundraiser, which shouldn’t be the sort of thing a president should have to waste his time with, but that’s the country we’re stuck with. Oh well! What on Earth is local government? King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay just posted a nice Local Government 101...

Seattle’s "flagship" Starbucks location, Seattle Reserve Roastery, is now the second in the city to successfully vote to unionize on a 38-27 margin.