Peet's Workers Group

A former White House correspondent is not prepared for work in the retail sector...

"Of course, I had no idea what a modern retail job demanded. I didn’t realize the stamina that would be necessary, the extra, unpaid duties that would be tacked on, or the required disregard for one’s own self-esteem."

My Life as a Retail Worker: Nasty, Brutish, and Cheap After veteran reporter Joseph Williams lost his job, he could only find employment in a sporting-goods store. In a personal essay, he recalls his struggles with challenges millions of Americans return to day after day.

"Since 2001, the specialty coffee industry’s retail value in the U.S. has increased at a rate of about $7 million a year."

Inside The Barista Class One of the most obscene things I learned as a barista was how eager people are to be liked. NYU sophomores, the ones with Jansport backpacks in full makeup at 9

In celebration of International Women's Day, Peet's Workers Group joined the Latino Union of Chicago at a rally for undocumented immigrants, Coming Out of The Shadows.

There was lots of very moving testimony by individuals scheduled for deportation, as well as families who've had loved ones snatched from their homes and sent away.

Ni una mas!

Join Peet's Workers Group and Justice for LA/LB Port Drivers in supporting workers at Green Fleet Systems, where Skechers contracts truck drivers in sweatshop-like conditions.

Stop Skechers’ Sweatshop Conditions in the U.S.! Skechers’ sweatshop conditions don’t stop in Third World Countries – they have spread to America. . Join the campaign and make a difference.

If you ever go to a Peet's Coffee & Tea and the workers seem a little grumpy, please consider the pressure they're under to "move faster than [a] robot," to boost sales while labor hours are cut.