![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But most recently, corporate representatives walked out of negotiations because they objected to workers participating in the negotiations via Zoom. Now, as over 250 Starbucks locations have unionized, the company has been forced to accept that the union is the reality. Meanwhile, Starbucks has filed 40 unfair labor practices against the union for “failing to bargain in good faith.” Interim CEO Howard Schultz has also publicly derided the union, telling workers to find somewhere else to work if they hate the conditions so much, and has said Starbucks would never accept a union. According to SB Workers United, the NLRB has filed 39 official Complaints against Starbucks. In May, the Buffalo branch of the NLRB filed a complaint accusing Starbucks of more than 200 violations of the labor act in September, a NYC board sued the company for wrongful termination of a Queens, New York barista and Workers United has accused the chain of closing stores where organizing was taking place. It is notoriously difficult for the NLRB to prove a store was closed or a worker let go because of retaliation against the union - but the company has faced allegations of union-busting at organizing locations around the country. In its statement to Eater, the Starbucks representative said in response to these allegations: “No Starbucks partner has been or will be disciplined or separated for supporting, organizing or otherwise engaging in lawful union activity.” This Red Cup Day, we’re organizing for a voice on the job and a true seat at the table.” You cannot be pro-LGTBQ, pro-BLM, pro-sustainability, and anti-union. Starbucks has left behind the very values that drew many of us to the company in the first place. In a statement, Michelle Eisen, a worker from a Starbucks location in Buffalo, says, “Whether it’s firing one of my coworkers for wearing a suicide awareness pin, how they’ve closed down a dozen locations in the process of unionizing, or how we’re being denied benefits that non-union stores are getting. Workers continue to accuse Starbucks of union busting tactics. In a statement to Eater, a representative for Starbucks says, “Counter to what the union has shared, Starbucks has engaged Workers United representatives on multiple occasions in a good faith effort to move the bargaining process forward - reaching out in September to urge the union to meet us at the table and again in October by proposing dates and locations for more than 80 individual store bargaining sessions.” Workers say they are “taking collective action in response to the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith,” and remind management that the right to strike is protected under the National Labor Relations Act. In a statement to Eater, SB Workers United says “this is the largest coordinated action of the Starbucks Union movement yet.” Workers are asking customers to show up at picket lines, or donate to a solidarity fund, and also giving away special union red cups at picket lines, complete with an illustration resembling the Grinch.ĭon’t forget to get your UNION red cup at the PICKET LINE! #redcuprebellion /aMtwh59I5G- Starbucks Workers United November 17, 2022 SB Workers United, a collective of Starbucks workers leading the organization effort across the country, announced early this morning that over 100 Starbucks stores, and thousands of workers, would be on strike today, picketing these locations. But this year, in the face of ongoing antagonism from Starbucks corporate against its unionizing workers, over 100 Starbucks locations are going on strike, potentially throwing a wrench into the company’s plans. It’s also one of the company’s most profitable days. Known as Red Cup Day, it’s become an obsession among many Starbucks devotees, who treat the cups as collectors items and often line up for them before stores are even open. ![]() For the past 25 years, Starbucks has been rolling out limited-edition holiday drinks giving away special, reusable, holiday-themed cups in advance of the winter holiday season. ![]()
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