Rising Up 4/28/2022
This week, workers at Starbucks locations around the country are voting to unionize. Today well turn to Joe Thompson, a shift manager at a Santa Cruz Starbucks and one of the lead organizers with Starbucks Workers United. Then, well speak with Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director, Digital Justice and Civil Rights at Free Press about why she thinks Elon Musks $44 billion acquisition of Twitter is a step backward for democracy. Finally, Ron Fein, Legal Director of Free Speech for People will explain why his organization is forcing GOP representatives seeking reelection like Marjorie Taylor Greene to face hearings about their roles in the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
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