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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Michael Sainato

‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires

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Director Mark Mori attends a Baristas vs Billionaires special gathering on 19 November 2025 in New York City. Photograph: Johnny Nunez/WireImage

As the food service industry was pushed on to the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, workers at Starbucks stores in the Buffalo region of New York went public to announce their union-organizing campaign.

Their efforts, and Starbucks’ responses, have culminated in one of the most expansive union-organizing campaigns – and one of the most aggressive union-busting campaigns – in modern US history.

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