"We read every incident report you file — it's a lot." Soon after the 10th and Chestnut store closed, Starbucks announced a new location several blocks away, at 1709 Chestnut St., which would offer take-out only with no public seating or public restroom. Lydia Fernandez, a barista at the 20th and Market Starbucks, and member of a citywide organizing committee, wasn't aware of a unionization effort specifically at the 10th and Chestnut location at that time. But a union election at stores in Buffalo, N.Y., in late 2021 had "spared a lot of inspiration for us in Philly," Fernandez said. Because many baristas work at multiple locations, discussion about unionizing was spreading throughout the city, Fernandez said, and Starbucks leaders "were worried about the wave of organizing." On Wednesday, Starbucks announced findings from a third-party evaluation of the company's response to unionizing efforts by employees.