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28 RESOLUTION NO. RES-22-0091
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH IN SUPPORT OF STARBUCKS
WORKERS' RIGHT TO ORGANIZE.
WHEREAS, over the past several years, the Long Beach City Council has endeavored to protect workers' rights and more recently to enable a fair and equitable recovery from COVID-19 for its community, combatting the K-shaped recovery seen across America; and
WHEREAS, supporting the right of workers to organize and advocate for better conditions, without fear of unjust reprisal, is a key component of any equitable recovery plan; and
WHEREAS, the first Long Beach Starbucks to file to join Starbucks Workers United, the new union representing stores across America, is located in the Second District in the City of Long Beach at Redondo and 7th; and WHEREAS, the election among that location's workers has officially concluded and the employees voted to unionize, becoming one of the first Starbucks stores in Southern California to vote to join a union; and WHEREAS, another Starbucks location in Long Beach, in Belmont Shore, is currently in the process of setting up its union election after filing an initial petition; and WHEREAS, supporting Starbucks workers in their efforts to unionize will empower them to collectively bargain with their multinational employer for better wages, better working conditions, and overall greater dignity in the workplace and a better quality of life; and
WHEREAS, workers at Starbucks locations have reported difficulties doing their jobs due to COVID-19, supply shortages, constant movement of team members between stores, customers not following COVID-19 precautions, and other issues; and MJK:vr A22-01578 (6.21.22)
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WHEREAS, early in the pandemic, Starbucks closed some stores, and the pandemic highlighted how hard service industry jobs are and the importance of workers having the ability to advocate for better living standards; and WHEREAS, also early in the pandemic, there was an increased pay rate when Starbucks employees were deemed essential workers, yet after stores started re opening, the pay rates returned to pre-pandemic levels; and WHEREAS, as we are aware, the pandemic continues to cause difficult working conditions and an elevated risk level; and
WHEREAS, Starbucks workers now demand a seat at the table to determine democratically what they want to see in their workplaces with respect to the various risks they face, their working conditions, and compensations they earn; and WHEREAS, a union is an important tool by which workers may directly hold their distant corporate leaders accountable for good working conditions and equitable pay and treatment; and
WHEREAS, these workers have faced public and corporate reprisals, alleged through numerous complaints issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and have faced aggressive anti-worker efforts from their corporate leaders during their attempts to unionize; and
WHEREAS, for instance, the NLRB issued a complaint in May 2022, against Starbucks alleging over 200 violations of the National Labor Relations Act claiming that Starbucks interfered with, restrained and/or coerced employees seeking to unionize in various ways; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution of strong support by the City Council will signal workers in Long Beach, as well as all of the City's residents and visitors, that their elected leaders and their community stand with the workers and support their efforts to empower themselves through collective action;
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as 2 follows:
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Section 1. The City Council strongly supports Starbucks workers' right to organize, including but not limited to workers at locations within Long Beach which have already voted to unionize or are currently undergoing, or will undergo, the fair and free election process to unionize.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of June 21 , 2022, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Recusal(s):
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Councilmembers:
Cou ncilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Zendejas, AHen, Price, Supernaw,
Saro, Austin, Richardson.
None.
Mungo, Uranga.
None.
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