Workers at Peet’s Coffee at the West Covell Boulevard location in Davis rallied with supporters outside the nation’s first Peet’s to become a union member. The crowd chanted, “No justice. No Peet’s.” The 1021 Employees International Union spoke at the enthusiastic rally. They explained why they fight for fair wages, different hours and corporate transparency. “It was a moment when I realized how greedy the company was — the audacity to give me 10 cents when it was making $983 million in 2022 was shocking,” Tal said. Alyx Land, a shift manager, said inflation and the pandemic have made it difficult to live with the current wages Peet’s pays employees. The baristas have the support of the community and some elected leaders, who also spoke at the rally. “We are going to send a strong message to management and the company that we are going to support Peet’s United members 110%,” said Yolo County Supervisor Angel Barajas. Union leaders, such as SEIU Vice President Akbar Bibb, have said young workers will need their coffee fix to stay alert and keep the fight going. He said it was just the beginning. “Bravery, and just to say, ‘enough’ and standing firm against opposition and wanting better working conditions,” Akbar Bibb said. In a statement to KCRA 3 News, Peet’s, who started in Berkeley in 1966, said, “Peet’s worked in good faith with all parties involved and had hoped for another outcome, we respect the right of our Davis employees to Initially, two of our sites in Davis applied to unionize. Last week, the union withdrew its petition to represent the downtown Davis coffee shop. Our site in North Davis chose another path. So that we are taking the next legally required steps with the North Davis union, we will continue to work for and with our employees company-wide. This is Peet’s way. Peet’s employees said they have received advice and help from Starbucks employees who recently joined a union Peet employees earn between $25,000 and $39,000 a year, depending on the job.
Workers at Peet’s Coffee at the West Covell Boulevard location in Davis rallied with supporters outside the nation’s first Peet’s to become a union member.
The crowd chanted, “No justice. No Peet’s.”
“I love my job and the community and didn’t want to give it up,” said employee Rivad Tal.
Tal and several of the 15 employees who formed the union with the 1021 Service Employees International Union spoke at the enthusiastic rally. They explained why they fight for fair wages, different hours and corporate transparency.
“It was a moment when I realized how greedy the company was — the audacity to give me 10 cents when it was making $983 million in 2022 was shocking,” Tal said.
Alyx Land, a shift manager, said inflation and the pandemic have made it difficult to live with the current wages Peet’s pays employees.
The baristas have the support of the community and some elected officials, who also spoke at the rally.
“We are going to send a strong message to management and the company that we are going to support Peet’s United members 110%,” said Yolo County Supervisor Angel Barajas.
Union leaders, such as SEIU Vice President Akbar Bibb, have said young workers will need their coffee fix to stay alert and keep the fight going. He said it was just the beginning.
“Bravery, and just saying ‘enough’ and standing up to opposition and wanting better working conditions,” said Akbar Bibb.
In a statement to KCRA 3 News, Peet’s, who started in Berkeley in 1966, said:
“Peet’s worked in good faith with all parties involved and had hoped for another outcome, we respect the right of our Davis employees to choose. Initially, two of our sites in Davis applied to unionize. Last week the Union has withdrawn its petition to represent the Downtown Davis Coffee Bar. Our North Davis site has chosen another path. As we take the next legally required steps with the North Davis Union, we will continue to work to and with our employees across the company.This is the way of Peet.
Peet’s employees said they received advice and help from Starbucks employees who recently joined a union. Peet employees earn between $25,000 and $39,000 a year, depending on the job.
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