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The past month has seen extraordinary developments in labor organizing, as workers at Amazon warehouses and Starbucks coffee shops have organized in a series of workplaces, with more unfolding as we watch. Is this a new chapter in labor history? Does this suggest significant changes in the focus of labor activism? Is this the expression of a new generation taking hold of unions as a way to make their lives better?

In early April, inspired by Daisy Pitkin’s new memoir, ON THE LINE, ESFL convened a group of labor activists to talk with Daisy about her experiences as an organizer in Arizona and her reflections on those experiences. It was a great conversation. Here is a video of the event. Daisy is now a lead organizer for Workers’ United in the Starbucks campaign.

Here are some articles about the Starbucks campaign for us to read and discuss:

• https://www.vox.com/recode/22993509/starbucks-successful-union-drive
• https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1091589719/starbucks-union-drive-workers-united-howard-schultz-petition-vote-organizing
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/03/04/starbucks-employees-unionizing/

And here are some articles about the Amazon campaign for us to read and discuss:

• https://jacobinmag.com/2022/04/gen-z-join-labor-movement-change-the-world-union-organizing
• https://jacobinmag.com/2022/04/amazon-labor-union-victory-jfk8-staten-island-bessemer
• https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/ue-dsa-ewoc-covid-19-new-organizing-labor

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