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Starbucks Unions Pick Up Steam Among Local LGBTQ+ Workers

Starbucks Unions Pick Up Steam Among Local LGBTQ+ Workers

City Cast Pittsburgh

June 23, 202220m 3s

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Show Notes

The coffee giant prides itself on being an inclusive workplace for the LGBTQ+ community, but Pittsburgh workers say the benefits it offers — like gender-affirming health care — are often inaccessible. City Cast’s Francesca Dabecco talks to union organizer and author of “On The Line,” Daisy Pitkin, about how queer folks are at the center of this historic workers rights movement. Plus, local Starbucks partners share their perspective.

Please read the written version for Pittsburgh City Paper here: pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/starbucks-unions-pick-up-steam-among-lgbtq-workers/Content?oid=21908834

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