"Discourse Coffee Workshop voted to unionize under the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization (MASH). WUWM reported the company voluntarily recognized the union without a National Labor Relations Board election after more than 70% of Discourse's 23 employees signed union authorization cards, with bargaining expected to begin soon."
"Royal Coffee is leading a donation effort for the cervical cancer-prevention nonprofit Grounds for Health, promising to match donations up to $125,000 for a $250,000 goal. Equator Coffees has signed on as a fundraising partner, and Royal mentions numerous ways individuals or organizations can participate."
"A new Guardian report describes Colombian growers struggling to hire pickers amid rural outmigration, an aging farm workforce and structural limits on mechanization in steep terrain, even as global prices remain elevated. The story also points to climate-related pressures, including changing weather patterns."
Discourse Coffee in Milwaukee voluntarily recognized its union after over 70% of 23 employees signed authorization cards under MASH, with bargaining set to begin. Royal Coffee and Equator Coffees partnered to raise funds for Grounds for Health, a cervical cancer-prevention nonprofit, with Royal matching donations up to $125,000 toward a $250,000 goal. Wenbo Yang of Story Coffee in Bellevue won the 2026 U.S. Coffee Roasting Championship. The Specialty Coffee Association published its Re:co Spotlight 2025 outcomes report on green coffee identity and terminology, with 2026 focusing on roast color. Colombian coffee growers struggle to hire pickers despite elevated global prices due to rural outmigration, aging workforce demographics, mechanization limitations in steep terrain, and climate-related pressures.
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