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Half of your donation will go directly to Blue Bottle Independent Union, and half will support The Labor Force's infrastructure for emergent labor unions.
Meet the baristas of Blue Bottle Independent Union.
Blue Bottle Coffee isn’t as big as another coffee chain where workers are fighting for their right to unionize—but you need to know about this fight.
Blue Bottle’s 76 cafes are concentrated in some of the highest cost-of-living cities in the United States. New York, San Francisco, Washington, and Boston. But even as Blue Bottle is famous for having the best coffee in the industry, the baristas who pour their skills and knowledge into every stroke of latte art can’t make ends meet.
That’s why six Boston area cafes formed Blue Bottle Independent Union, and workers are just beginning their fight for a first contract.
Blue Bottle Independent Union isn’t just up against a small coffee chain—they’re fighting Nestlé, the billion-dollar corporation that owns Blue Bottle.
Blue Bottle baristas are up against a lot–not only Blue Bottle, but also Nestlé, a company known for its history of human rights controversies. As Blue Bottle Independent Union goes up against these two companies, can you make a donation to show that this tiny union has the power of our movement behind it?
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