Baristas at a Valparaiso Starbucks became the second in the state to join Starbucks Workers United when they voted 16 to 5 Friday in favor of unionizing. To date, 275 Starbucks stores have unionized.
“Most of us were extremely excited and extremely ready for next steps,” said barista and union organizer Reagan Skaggs. She said 22 employees from the location at 2310 LaPorte Ave. in the Valparaiso Marketplace qualified to vote. Twenty-one showed up to vote at the Valparaiso University Student Union.“There will be one big contract with maybe some regional differences, but Starbucks has refused to work with the union,” Skaggs said.
“I used to get upper 30s , low 40s with overtime and now I’m getting upper 20s, low 30s. We’re still working five days a week,” said Skaggs, who added that makes it hard to work a side job. On the other end of the customer spectrum, Skaggs said the store saw an outpouring of support during its recent sip-in on Feb. 11.
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