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Bay Area Starbucks Workers Join Nationwide Push to Unionize

Last week, workers at the Starbucks at Embarcadero Cove in Oakland were among the latest in the Bay Area to try forming a union at their store. They join workers at close to 300 Starbucks locations nationwide who have petitioned or voted to form unions since December of 2021 when a store in Buffalo successfully formed Starbucks Workers United. Workers in San Francisco, Berkeley, Mill Valley and Oakland Starbucks have attempted to form unions with varying degrees of success. Starbucks, with more than 3,000 stores nationwide, has refused to negotiate contracts with unionized stores and has closed some of the branches where workers voted to unionize. The organizing efforts are part of a wave of unionization in various industries across the country. We’ll talk about what Starbucks workers are hoping to achieve and how the company has reacted to unionization.see more
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The Truth Behind 'Organic' Food Labeling

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When journalist Peter Laufer opened a bag of rancid walnuts from Kazakhstan labeled "organic," he decided to investigate how "organic" they really were. The longtime journalist and author discovered that some companies couldn't verify that their sources were organic, and found other issues with fraudulent labeling in this $28 billion industry. How can you verify how "organic" your food is?

Guests:

Peter Laufer, journalist and author of "Organic: A Journalist's Quest to Discover the Truth behind Food Labeling"

Rebecca Spector, West Coast director of the Center for Food Safety, a non-profit advocacy group that aims to challenge harmful food production technologies and promote sustainable alternatives

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