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Statement from Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris on Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street Starbucks Voting to Unionize
June 30, 2022
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ISSUE:
- Starbucks
- Workers United
- Unions
- Organizing
- Labor
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ASTORIA, N.Y. – Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued the following statement about the union vote passing at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street.
"Congratulations to the latest Queens Starbucks workers exercising their right to organize and join a union. Organized labor is the foundation of a strong working class, which we need now more than ever. I am thrilled this movement keeps growing, and I am proud of the workers leading this fight."
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