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ENCINITAS, Calif.--Employees at the Encinitas Starbucks store, the first in San Diego County to join the Starbucks Workers United union, shut down the store for the entire day on June 30.
The fight for better working conditions and better pay has workers organizing, including local coffee baristas. A Starbucks in Encinitas is now the first in San Diego County to unionize.
It's been more than two months since the COVID emergency food benefits ended in California, and some San Diegans continue to face food insecurities. In other news, the San Diego City Council Monday appointed a group of community volunteers to review and investigate allegations of police misconduct, after a recent KPBS investigation found community oversight of SDPD has come to a halt in recent months. Plus, San Diego County’s wine industry saw an 11% increase in sales last year.
After waiting over a month, workers at a Leucadia Starbucks became the first store to win union representation in San Diego County.
Nationally, more than 315 Starbucks stores have won union election, according to the Workers United labor union.