# @dailycal on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5e2iGvxDze
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14357204-dailycal-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-04-08T01:28:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Daily Californian (@dailycal) — https://gondola.cc/dailycal

## Caption

Four months ago, eight employees at Gilman St. Philz Coffee were sent home for wearing pro-Palestine pins. Now, they’re the first Philz to unionize.

On March 19, all 16 employees voted yes to forming Philz Coffee United, an independent union, according to Christine-Angelica Belardo, a former Gilman St. barista and team lead who is now helping the union with public relations and serves on their organizing committee. Belardo added the union will be negotiating for better pay and benefits, adequate staffing, consistent scheduling and a clearer outline of disciplinary policies.

After being sent home in December without back pay and reminded that their contract prevents them from speaking with reporters, a barista, who asked for anonymity out of fear of retaliation, said the employees saw two paths forward.

“In that moment there was a decision that we had … we can put some efforts towards pursuing legal action … because a lot of money was stolen from us as a result of being at home for rules that were never written down, or we can take that energy and organize,” the barista said.

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📸: Kylie Akiyama | kylie.aki 
✍️: Veronica Roseborough | vroseborough

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