College students rally in support of Starbucks baristas urging boycott over contract impasse

Sainato interviews a Texas barista about workers’ effort to enlist universities as major coffee buyers. Nearly five years after the Buffalo vote, organizers planned actions at more than 40 campuses to press for a first contract. Their demands include a $17 hourly wage floor and a minimum of three people staffing a store.

More than 700 stores representing over 12,000 baristas have voted to unionize. The reporting identifies campuses that previously dropped or declined to renew contracts, a tangible form of bargaining pressure.