All strength to the workers to keep unionising; what are they gonna do, close every store?
I’m from Ithaca. The store they closed is right next to Cornell University. The place was packed every time I drove by. And rightly so, it’s right next to a college that takes up half the city. They’d have to be fools to shut this store down - or retaliating against unionizing labor.
Come to think of it, there’s a large storefront on the other corner that’s been empty for going on a decade now. I wouldn’t be surprised if they open up a new store in the old Green Cafe location not long after they close the current one.
On July 18th, the Ithaca DSA sent out this email regarding the Collegetown store:
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“Definitely it’s retaliation,” linked in original post
“and it made national news:”
Starbucks Illegally Closing N.Y. Cafe to Retaliate, Union Claims
(From the former mayor)