Capitol Hill labor notes: ‘Teach-out’ at Seattle Central calls for better faculty wages and better experience for students, Mixologists walk out at Starbucks Roastery

AFT Seattle Local 1789 says faculty at Capitol Hill’s Seattle Central College are walking out Tuesday as part of a “day of action” calling for higher wages, better support for part-time instructors, and more counseling and support for students as … Continue reading

‘Captive audience meetings’ — Judge says Starbucks threatened workers leading up to union vote at Capitol Hill roastery

A National Labor Relations Board judge has dealt Starbucks another legal blow in a battle over last year’s unionization vote at its centerpiece Seattle Roastery on Capitol Hill as the coffee giant fights labor organizing at its store across the … Continue reading

A ‘refusal-to-bargain case’ — Starbucks loses first round in labor fight with Capitol Hill roastery’s unionized workers

Starbucks is violating labor law and must negotiate with union workers at its massive 15,000-square-foot Capitol Hill roastery despite the company’s objections to how the unionization vote was conducted, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. “We find that the … Continue reading

SPD bomb squad shuts area around Capitol Hill Starbucks Roastery to investigate reported suspicious boxes — UPDATE

Seattle Police and the department’s Arson/Bomb Squad shut down the area around the Starbucks Roastery Wednesday morning to investigate a suspicious item. Officers cordoned off the area around the Pike and Melrose coffee complex starting just after 6:30 AM when … Continue reading

911 | Roastery carjacking crash charges, SPD needs help in Capitol Hill homicide cases, First Hill gas station crash

See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out Twitter reports from @jseattle or tune into the CHS Scanner page. Roastery carjacking crash charges: Prosecutors say the suspected driver … Continue reading

Workers at Broadway Starbucks first to unionize in Seattle — Capitol Hill Roastery, others lined up to follow

As far as a Seattle Starbucks goes, the shop that opened five years ago at the corner of Broadway and Denny is unremarkable. But after Tuesday afternoon’s announcement, the cafe will be remembered in the city’s labor history. With Seattle … Continue reading