FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Local 1220 - Caught on Camera

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