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Starbucks baristas in three major U.S. cities are set to launch a five-day strike on Friday, just days before Christmas.Starbucks Workers United, the union that has organized workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores since 2021, said Starbucks has failed to honor a commitment made in February to reach a labor agreement this year.
The union noted that Starbucks’ new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who started in September, could make more than $100 million in his first year on the job. But the company recently proposed an economic package with no new wage increases for unionized baristas now and a 1.5% increase in future years, the union said.those cities because they are a priority market for the coffee company, Denver 7 reported on Friday.
“But said Workers United proposals call for an immediate increase in the minimum wage of hourly partners by 64%, which it views as ‘not sustainable,'” the outlet noted.
According to Newsmax, the union “prematurely” ended a recent bargaining session. Following the move, Starbucks said it is prepared to continue negotiations but needs the union to “return to the table.
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