In an unexpected turn Friday afternoon, Spyhouse Coffees owner has offered to sell his five cafes to workers who were attempting to unionize. Workers also have staged demonstrations outside of the coffee shops. Baristas stood outside the stores all morning, blasting music from Bluetooth speakers and handing out fliers with the owners email. "We want to remain a powerful local brand, stay community-focused with a transparent supply chain with sustainable practices," he said. Opening times: The pivotal issue here is whether workers come up with sufficient financing to make this work, and thats going to depend on the union being able to market themselves to a financing entity willing to invest, Tanick said. Russia launched its second large salvo of missiles at Ukraine in recent days early Monday, damaging buildings, killing two people and wounding 40 in the eastern city of Pavlohrad but failing to hit Kyiv, officials said. Local 17 has made headlines in recent weeks as it worked with employees in union efforts at Tattersall Distilling, Fair State Brewing and Surly Brewing Co. At Spyhouse, Freeberg said Local 17 will continue to push to get a vote for the union. The union might not want to take on that debt.. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). formId: "697ec7fc-5c50-4314-8952-bd0305aa57e7" On September 9th, two more small distilleries, Stillheart and Lawless, as well as the Fair State Co-op Brewery, announced unions with Local 17. Tattersall is the first micro-distillery in the United States, as well as the first service industry workplace in its locality, to unionize, in years. Workers thought that the revenue from the charge would make up for this, only to realize that management had decided to pocket part of it to pay for PPE. Darla Y. 7,643 people like this. Christian is passionate about providing excellent coffee to the Twin Cities, enjoys deep diving into the numbers of his business, and growing his coffee brand. Terms of the deal with FairWave were not disclosed, but owner and founder Christian Johnson sold his entire stake, Wencel said. Since their 2019 victory, Anchor workers have continued to reach out and aid brewery workers across the country, hoping to start a wave of unionization in the industry. On August 31, workers at the Surly Beer Hall, an outgrowth of the Surly craft brewery, whose beer is sold nationwide (and a recent recipient of more than $2 million in state funding), publicly announced their union.