Jason Woods, national spokesperson for Starbucks Workers United, joins Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic and contributor Stephen Prager to discuss the Starbucks union drive and the fight for fair wages. ☕ Mutual Aid for Jason Woods: https://www.instagram.com/p/DM3UFBvxNq8/ ☕ SBWU's Website: https://sbworkersunited.org/ ☕ SBWU's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbworkersunited/ ☕ SBWU's Twitter: https://x.com/SBWorkersUnited 0:00-5:24 Why Starbucks Workers Unionized 5:24-11:20 The Reality of Barista Pay 11:20-16:11 Dress Codes as Union-Busting 16:11-20:45 Sip-Ins 20:45-23:50 Organizing in the South vs. North 23:50-28:00 Every Job Requires Skill 28:00-32:01 Steps to Unionize 🦩SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs 🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/
