Hundreds of newly unionized workers in Chicago are now beginning to negotiate a first contract with their employers. But the process can take years.
Starbucks employees react and cheer at the sound of honking motorists supporting them in a nationwide strike at the Starbucks at 1601 W. Irving Park Road on Dec. 16, 2022.
the Newberry Library have all unionized this year. So have workers at Howard Brown Health, budtenders at Zen Leaf cannabis dispensaries and booksellers at Half Price Books in Niles. Baristas at four La Colombe Coffee Roaster locations filed for union elections in December. “The NLRB can force an election under our labor law, but the NLRB can’t force a contract,” Bronfenbrenner said.At Starbucks, conflicts over bargaining came to a head in Novemberwhen workers at more than 100 of the company’s stores, taking aim at what they described as the company’s failure to bargain in good faith.
“Lawyers showed up, they saw that we had our laptop open, and they walked outside. And that was kind of it for eight hours,” Hoffman said. The union denies it has recorded bargaining sessions. Both the union and the company have filed unfair labor practices charges with the NLRB alleging misconduct during bargaining, including in Chicago.
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