Colectivo Coffee baristas brew up a union contract The coffee chain’s staffers, who organized with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 2021, secured a two-year deal. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2023
In a local first, workers at Intelligentsia Coffee ratify union contract The two-year deal covers five stores in Chicago and comes just four months after the workers won collective bargaining rights. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022
Labor’s brewing renaissance: Union drives gain steam at Starbucks, other coffee shops The success of SEIU in organizing baristas in Chicago has led to the arduous task of negotiating first contracts in settings where worker turnover can be high. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 5, 2022
Workers vote to unionize Chicago coffee chain Intelligentsia Workers at Chicago-based specialty coffee company Intelligentsia Coffee voted to unionize Monday, the latest in a string of union votes at coffeehouses across the city in recent months. Chicago Tribune · Aug 9, 2022
Workers at Intelligentsia cafes vote to unionize It becomes the third coffee chain in the Chicago area to be part of a labor organizing push. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022
WTTW, striking workers agree on a contract Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will return to work Friday after ratifying an agreement that expires in July 2025. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022