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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
Cesar Chavez
:: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 ::
Fighting For a Union: An Interview with Starbucks Workers Union Leader Daniel Gross by Derek Seidman, Left Hook, Canada
Daniel Gross is the lead organizer in the ongoing IWW IU/660 effort to establish the only unionized Starbucks in the United States. He's a worker at the 36th and Madison Starbucks in New York City, the immediate focus of the campaign. During a demonstration in front of his workplace during the RNC, Daniel was arrested along with co-worker (and union supporter) Anthony Polanco. He now faces a trial in October, the most serious charge being resisting arrest. Left Hook's Derek Seidman recently had a chance to catch up with Daniel Gross to find out more about his predicament and the state of the union campaign.