{"id":65251,"date":"2026-07-09T09:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=65251"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:56:22","slug":"coffee-baristas-and-roasters-in-pennsylvania-vote-for-union-representation","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/coffee-baristas-and-roasters-in-pennsylvania-vote-for-union-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Baristas and Roasters in Pennsylvania Vote for Union Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Full steam ahead:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0Coffee workers (left to right) Elliot, Autumn, Billy, Isla, Brielle, Tikvah, Glen, Alan, Sam, Nick, Amy, and Audrey came together to advocate for better wages and benefits.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bargaining unit of 46 employees&nbsp;at six Commonplace Coffee cafes and one roasting facility in Pittsburgh voted to join&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw1776.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UFCW Local 1776<\/a>&nbsp;last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workers, who are employed as baristas, food preparers, and coffee bean roasters, were moved to unionize by a desire for livable wages, consistent hours and scheduling, improved working conditions, and a voice in the workplace. Workers also want to ensure that as the company gets bigger, it doesn\u2019t morph into something they don\u2019t recognize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They enjoy working at Commonplace Coffee and want to help it grow in a way that respects the skilled workers at the heart of the cafe experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am unionizing because I respect my fellow workers and recognize the exploitation that comes with working within a capitalist system, where over the past 40 years productivity has skyrocketed while wages remain stagnant,\u201d said Glen Brown, facilities lead at Commonplace Coffee headquarters and roastery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This organizing victory at Commonplace Coffee builds on the growing momentum of unionized coffee workers in the Pittsburgh area, where UFCW Local 1776 already represents members at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/coffee-baristas-in-pennsylvania-join-local-1776\/\">Coffee Tree Roasters<\/a>&nbsp;and La Prima Coffee. Together, these workers are raising standards across the industry and proving the power of collective action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough unity and persistence, employees at Commonplace Coffee&nbsp;fought for&nbsp;a&nbsp;successful unionization&nbsp;effort,&nbsp;marking&nbsp;an important milestone and the beginning of a stronger future built on solidarity, representation, and a unified voice on the job,\u201d said&nbsp;UFCW Local 1776 President Wendell Young IV. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full steam ahead:\u00a0Coffee workers (left to right) Elliot, Autumn, Billy, Isla, Brielle, Tikvah, Glen, Alan, Sam, Nick, Amy, and Audrey came together to advocate for better wages and benefits. A bargaining unit of 46 employees&nbsp;at six Commonplace Coffee cafes and one roasting facility in Pittsburgh voted to join&nbsp;UFCW Local 1776&nbsp;last month. The workers, who are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":65253,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[628],"tags":[573],"class_list":["post-65251","victories","type-victories","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee","tag-ufcw-local-1776"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Coffee Baristas and Roasters in Pennsylvania Vote for Union Representation - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Coffee Baristas and Roasters in Pennsylvania Vote for Union Representation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/coffee-baristas-and-roasters-in-pennsylvania-vote-for-union-representation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coffee Baristas and Roasters in Pennsylvania Vote for Union Representation - The United Food &amp; 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