A wave of unionizations that helped revitalize the American labor movement started at a Starbucks in Buffalo, N.Y., when baristas formed the coffee company’s first union in December 2021.
Now, the same union that helped those Starbucks workers is assisting Tesla employees form the electric carmaker’s first U.S. union at a factory just six miles away, reports Bloomberg.
Over two dozen employees sent a letter to Tesla management early Tuesday, saying the union wanted to strengthen the company and fight for better working conditions, job security, and pay. In a note shared on Twitter, the prospective union, called Tesla Workers United, said it was working with Workers United Upstate New York.
— TeslaWorkersUnited (@united_tesla) February 14, 2023
