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Searching for Silver Lake: the radical neighborhood that changed gay America

For decades, these Los Angeles streets have played host to key events in LGBTQ+ history. But gentrification has transformed the area

The Guardian - US · Jul 2, 2023

LGBTQ workers are at the forefront of Chicago’s labor resurgence. ‘You have to learn to stick up for yourself’

Jordan Parshall first got involved in political activism in his early teens growing up in Minnesota.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 13, 2023

How to spend a day in Silver Lake, LA’s hippest neighbourhood

With eclectic music venues and chic restaurants, this trendy area of Los Angeles is well worth taking the time to explore in full, says Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023

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2022 saw a wave of new unions form. Getting to the bargaining table is the next challenge

CHICAGO — As snow fell on the picket line outside a Bucktown Starbucks in November, striking unionized baristas kept warm with cups of Colectivo Coffee, which is brewed by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a union that also represents baristas at Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 3, 2023

Unionized Starbucks baristas need more than enthusiasm

Voting for a union is one thing; achieving a contract is quite another if the employer is in no hurry to begin bargaining.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2022

In a local first, workers at Intelligentsia Coffee ratify union contract

The two-year deal covers five stores in Chicago and comes just four months after the workers won collective bargaining rights.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022

Labor’s brewing renaissance: Union drives gain steam at Starbucks, other coffee shops

The success of SEIU in organizing baristas in Chicago has led to the arduous task of negotiating first contracts in settings where worker turnover can be high.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 5, 2022

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Workers vote to unionize Chicago coffee chain Intelligentsia

Workers at Chicago-based specialty coffee company Intelligentsia Coffee voted to unionize Monday, the latest in a string of union votes at coffeehouses across the city in recent months.

Chicago Tribune · Aug 9, 2022

Workers at Intelligentsia cafes vote to unionize

It becomes the third coffee chain in the Chicago area to be part of a labor organizing push.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

Union sees grounds for organizing at Intelligentsia Coffee

Local 1220 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is seeking to represent the chain’s employees in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 27, 2022

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