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As well as improved pay and benefits, a ratified union contract offers coffee workers power in an often-exploitative industry.

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COFFEE NEWS ROUNDUP: WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 22ND

It’s the Friday before Christmas, and judging by the coffee news this week, the world has mostly given up

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COFFEE NEWS ROUNDUP: WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 15TH

Another week of political turmoil, landmark elections, apocalyptic weather and a clearly uncomfortable horse. Powered by various online echo chambers,

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COFFEE NEWS ROUNDUP: WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 8TH

Snow has finally come to southeast Michigan, with the first flurries descending as I left for work yesterday morning. After

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