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Barista Michelle Eisen on Face Tattoos, Short Staffs, and Union Shots Fired
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:34:24
Publish Date: 2025-10-27 22:10:00
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Michelle Eisen, barista-turned-organizer from Buffalo’s first unionized Starbucks, breaks down how Workers United grew from one store to hundreds—and why the real fight now is over pay, scheduling, and the right to keep your piercings. She pushes back on what she calls “the most aggressive union-busting in modern labor history.”  Plus, examples of great journalism from The Daily on the Hole in The White House and The Atlantic on The Death Train. Also: a Spiel on tariffs, psyops, and Meet the Press mind games.

Produced by Corey Wara

Production Coordinator Ashley Khan

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