Congratulations to the workers at Colectivo Coffee who have won their union election to unionize with IBEW Local 494 and IBEW 1220. They now make up the largest cafe workers union in the country.
“We are very proud of the workers at Colectivo Coffee!” said IBEW Local 494 Business Manager Dean A. Warsh. “They have taken a bold and necessary step toward ensuring that every employee has fair treatment and dignity in their work. They put their hearts and soul into this organizing effort and left nothing on the field! We hope that the courage and hard work that Colectivo Coffee workers put into this victory inspires others in the hospitality/service industry to organize a union at their workplace!”
Across our state and nation, working people are coming together and demanding change. Workers are organizing in unions for safety, respect, and fundamental rights on the job.
“You will now be able to get your cup of coffee — union strong — at all Colectivos, knowing the working people behind your order have real power in their workplace with the IBEW,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “Congratulations to the IBEW 494 and 1220 Colectivo Collective workers who stood together in solidarity despite the outrageous anti-union campaign waged by their bosses. Solidarity wins the day.”
Workers at Colectivo Coffee first started organizing years ago. The delays and obstacles to forming a union that Colectivo workers faced demonstrate the need for the U.S. Senate to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to modernize our labor law. This will ensure every worker can exercise their right to join a union, which is the only way to strengthen the American economy.
We join together with the IBEW Colectivo Collective workers AND Colectivo customers to call on the Colectivo owners to bargain in good faith with their employees for a first union contract.
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