Pomona College may drop Starbucks as a provider for Cafe 47 following a Feb. 25 meeting between members of Associated Students of Pomona College’s (ASPC) Food Committee and Assistant Vice President of Facilities & Campus Services Bob Robinson, according to multiple sources.
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OPINION: Pomona’s Café 47 is Ready to Brew Something Better than Starbucks & Nestlé
“Since January of 2025, union baristas have filed more than 125 unfair labor practice charges, documenting retaliatory firings, bad-faith bargaining, and a pattern of intimidation,” wrote Lina McRoberts PO ‘27 on behalf of the Claremont Student Worker Alliance. “We refuse to subsidize a corporation built on union suppression, retaliatory discipline and a transnational labor regime that exploits workers from Buffalo to Chiapas to Yunnan… Until Pomona turns its course, we are calling on students to withhold purchases from Café 47 and redirect patronage elsewhere.”
CSWA affirms support for Starbucks union strike
On Nov. 13., Starbucks Workers United (SWU) initiated a strike against Starbucks. The Claremont Student Worker Alliance (CSWA) supports this fight and has made recent efforts to pressure Starbucks-affiliated stores on campus to terminate their contracts with the supplier.
Students protest Starbucks at Pomona’s Café 47, business slows
On Thursday, Oct. 16, several Claremont and national labor organizing groups held a teach-in at the Motley Coffeehouse in response to Pomona College’s Café 47 switching their supplier from Peet’s Coffee to Starbucks Coffee.
The teach-in, titled “Why Starbucks?”promoted a petition to remove the corporation from Claremont campuses alongside nationwide anti-Starbucks movements, and encouraged the boycott of Café 47 and other Starbucks-supplied establishments across the 7Cs.
Philz Coffee opens location in Claremont Village
On Nov. 13, Philz Coffee officially opened in Claremont Village on West Bonita Avenue, following a Soft Launch Community Opening the day before. Known for specialty drinks like Mint Mojito and seasonal offerings, the café features vibrant murals, cozy seating, and a coffee bar.
Over 120 Students rally for Harvey Mudd College to cut ties with Starbucks
On Feb. 22, over 120 students gathered at Harvey Mudd College to condemn the college’s relationship with Starbucks due to the company’s associations with Israel and treatment of unionized employees.