A former labor reporter for the New York Times, Steven Greehouse is surprisingly optimistic: “When the first Starbucks voted to unionize in Buffalo back in December that was a humongous deal.” Humongous! Plus a look back at Clara Lemlich and the garment workers strike of 1909. Tea people, coffee people, and trade unions. Good news in tough times.
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