E123: IWW Starbucks Workers Union, part 3

Final part of our three-part podcast series about the organising campaign by the Industrial Workers of the World union at Starbucks in the 2000s, in conversation with Daniel Gross, one of the key organisers.
This part covers international solidarity, Starbucks union-busting strategies, the decline of the union, and lessons for today.
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• Listen to all 3 parts now without ads, plus an exclusive bonus episode on Patreon.
• More information, sources, show notes and eventually a transcript on the webpage for this episode: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e121-123-iww-starbucks-workers-union/
• Get hold of books by Daniel Gross, including:

• • Labor Law for the Rank and Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law – Staughton Lynd and Daniel Gross
  • Solidarity Unionism at Starbucks – Staughton Lynd and Daniel Gross
  • Unions of our Own – Daniel Gross
• Learn more about the IWW in our podcast series and in these books.
• Learn more about McDonald’s Workers’ Resistance in this bonus podcast episode, available on Patreon.
• Learn more about the Solidarity Union Network.
• Learn more about workplace organising in these organising guides.
• And, finally, learn about John’s experiences of organising at work in this bonus episode on Patreon.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this podcast possible. Special thanks to Jazz Hands.
• Episode graphic: Starbucks Workers Union members, including Daniel, holding the sign, left, march down Union Square, NYC, 2007. Courtesy IWW.
• Our theme tune is Bella Ciao, thanks for permission to use it from Dischi del Sole. You can purchase it here or stream it here.
• Edited by Jesse French