{"id":305740,"date":"2026-05-08T09:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305740\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:25:11","slug":"baristas-vote-to-unionize-at-east-bakersfield-starbucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/305740\/","title":{"rendered":"Baristas vote to unionize at east Bakersfield Starbucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:KGET Bakersfield;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"KGET Bakersfield\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/232C1E841BC0BB863E0E9B74B574D5BADEBDCEDD7912DF6C56EBCD799BAD61E9\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w0_h40;quality_80;format_webp\/\"\/><\/a>Fri, May 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM UTC<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_kget_bakersfield_articles_632\/b33f4dc39d03f25308b970a66278ce74.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Baristas vote to unionize at east Bakersfield Starbucks<\/p>\n<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 Baristas at an east Bakersfield Starbucks location voted Wednesday to unionize, according to a release.<\/p>\n<p>The baristas voted at the Starbucks located at 6001 Niles St. voted to join Starbucks Workers United. A statement said that union includes more than 12,000 baristas at more than 580 stores across the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws pols to picket line;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/national-news\/ap-starbucks-to-pay-about-35m-to-nyc-workers-to-settle-claims-it-violated-labor-law\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws pols to picket line\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In their vote to join Starbucks Workers United, baristas are fighting for better hours to improve staffing, higher take-home pay and resolution of hundreds of unfair labor practices, according to a release.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at <a data-ylk=\"slk:Costco;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/2025\/01\/costco-teamsters-overwhelmingly-vote-to-authorize-strike\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Costco<\/a>, Target, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Barnes &amp; Noble;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rwdsu.org\/news\/barnes-noble-ratification\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Amazon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/teamster.org\/2024\/06\/amazon-labor-union-votes-to-ratify-teamsters-affiliation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> have also voted to unionize in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>This vote marks the Bakersfield location as the 63rd unionized store in California, the union said.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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