Barista workers union, Starbucks Workers United, organized a strike across hundreds of Starbucks locations, calling out unfair labor practices and demanding a significant increase in minimum wage. The strike, supported by the Service Employees International Union, affects approximately 2% of all Starbucks locations in the US and aims to pressure Starbucks into addressing worker concerns.
The strike was expected to affect about 2% of all locations. A barista workers union is aiming to highlight alleged unfair labor practices.Though it still only represents approximately 3% of all U.S. Starbucks locations, it's an expansion of an action that began last week in three cities.
Starbucks said only around 170 Starbucks stores did not open as planned. With over 10,000 company operated stores, it said, 98% of its stores and nearly 200,000 employees continued to work as normal. to employees posted by the company, a Starbucks executive called the union's demands"not sustainable," while touting the overall benefits package workers can receive, noting employees who work at least 20 hours a week receive $30 an hour, on average, when combining pay and benefits.
"The union chose to walk away from bargaining last week," said Sara Kelly, Starbucks' executive vice president."We are ready to continue negotiations when the union comes back to the bargaining table." Starbucks enjoyed a surge in investor sentiment after it poached Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol to be head of the coffee chain in August, though its share price has since declined in recent weeks alongside the broader market pullback.
Niccol has pledged to negotiate with the union in good faith, though his previous tenure at the burrito chain was marked by at least two settlements with workers demanded by the National Labor Relations Board.The Juan Soto wealth effect: Soaring athlete salaries attract wealth management firms
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