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On April 24, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders spoke at Unity Fest, an event organized to celebrate the successful unionization vote at five Starbucks locations in Richmond, Virginia under Starbucks United, a section of the Workers United union.
During the pandemic, front-line workers for companies like Starbucks and Amazon were more likely to die, while billionaires grew wealthier
On the heels of successful union organizing efforts at seven Starbucks locations in Virginia, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke in Richmond on Saturday about the importance of revitalizing the power of trade unions across the country.
Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at the National in Richmond Sunday as part of a celebration for area Starbucks workers after five Metro Richmond locations became the first in Virginia to unionize.
Sanders is going to New York and Virginia to meet with the workers waging historic union campaigns.