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LGBTQ workers are at the forefront of Chicago’s labor resurgence. ‘You have to learn to stick up for yourself’

Jordan Parshall first got involved in political activism in his early teens growing up in Minnesota.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 13, 2023

2022 saw a wave of new unions form. Getting to the bargaining table is the next challenge

CHICAGO — As snow fell on the picket line outside a Bucktown Starbucks in November, striking unionized baristas kept warm with cups of Colectivo Coffee, which is brewed by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a union that also represents baristas at Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 3, 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