Food service workers at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence have filed for an election to join Teamsters Local 696, according to a news release from the union.
Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Workers of the Starbucks at 23rd and Ousdahl in Lawrence have voted 19-3 to unionize their store.
Supporters of higher wages and better working conditions for the Lawrence school district’s classified staff members demonstrated in solidarity Monday afternoon.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint last week against two area Starbucks for allegedly preventing employees from exercising their legal right to organize.
Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
The workers at Starbucks at 23rd and Ousdahl in Lawrence announced Monday their intent to form a union.
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Municipal Services and Operations workers are the latest City of Lawrence group to seek unionization with Teamsters Local 696.
