WHEREAS union is a fundamental American right, and;

WHEREAS union is the most effective tool to bring Americans toward middle class, and;

WHEREAS union is a bulwark against racism, bigotry and discrimination, and;

WHEREAS Amazon is run by a billionaire who uses its profits to indulge in outlandish stunts such as sending himself into space, and;

WHEREAS Starbucks is run by a billionaire who feels “assaulted” by union, and;

WHEREAS it is the actual people who work at Amazon and Starbucks who create the capital that have made those companies billions of dollars, and;

WHEREAS Amazon and Starbucks employees worked through the pandemic, and;

WHEREAS working people at Amazon and Starbucks deserve to share in the profits of their company, and;

WHEREAS both companies could afford to pay all of their employees a living wage and still make extravagant profits for their CEOs, and;

WHEREAS working people at Amazon and Starbucks deserve and need a voice in their working conditions, be it therefore;

RESOLVED, that the United Federation of Teachers

1. support the newly created Amazon and Starbucks unions;
2. oppose efforts by Amazon to overturn unionization;
3. will provide financial support to the Amazon and Starbucks unions;
4. will stand and demonstrate as necessary with Amazon and Starbucks unions including turning members out to local actions especially including Starbucks sip-ins; and
5. will do everything within our power to replicate these monumental union victories.