Meet the Furry Organizer Unionizing Starbucks

Meet the Furry Organizer Unionizing Starbucks

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgmwd3/meet-the-furry-organizer-unionizing-starbucks

The image is now iconic. An arctic wolf fursona in a Starbucks smock. Stance set wide. A sign in his hand held high that reads “UNION YES!”

This was Michael Vestigo dressed in his Fursona as Apollo, a former Starbucks employee in Overland Park, Kansas. Why former? The company fired him for “displaying violent and threatening behavior” after he participated in a walkout of his location as part of a unionization effort.

Meet the Furry Organizer Unionizing Starbucks

May 18, 2022, 1:17pm UTC
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgmwd3/meet-the-furry-organizer-unionizing-starbucks > The image is now iconic. An arctic wolf fursona in a Starbucks smock. Stance set wide. A sign in his hand held high that reads “UNION YES!” > This was Michael Vestigo dressed in his Fursona as Apollo, a former Starbucks employee in Overland Park, Kansas. Why former? The company fired him for “displaying violent and threatening behavior” after he participated in a walkout of his location as part of a unionization effort.