At a Starbucks in Chicago, barista Finn Dorris and shift supervisor Teddy Hoffman were picketing in the snow on Friday, waving to cars that were honking in support. Both said the company has been cutting their hours ahead of the holidays.
“We have had stores close and absorbed partners, which makes it harder to stretch the hours that we are allotted between brand new partners,” said Dorris, who prefers to work 20-25 hours per week but lately has been scheduled to work 10.“The more of us who stand together, the more we send a message to Starbucks, and also each other, and even people who don’t work at Starbucks, that there are folks who aren’t going to tolerate being abused by their employer,” Hoffman said.
Tori Tambellini, a former Starbucks shift supervisor and union organizer who was fired in July, said she will be picketing in Pittsburgh this weekend. Tambellini said she’s protesting understaffed stores, poor management and what she calls Starbucks’ “scorched earth method of union busting,” including closing stores that have unionized.Workers United noted that Starbucks recently closed the first store to unionize in Seattle, the company’s hometown.
Starbucks and the union have begun contract talks in about 50 stores but no agreements have been reached. The process has been contentious. According to the National Labor Relations Board, Workers United has filed at least 446 unfair labor practice charges against Starbucks since late last year, including that the company fired labor organizers and refused to bargain. The company, meanwhile, has filed 47 charges against the union, among them allegations that it defied bargaining rules when it recorded sessions and posted the recordings online.
We need more Americans Striking!!! Eat the Super Wealthy...
What do they want?
Ignorant! People already pay 8.00 for a cup of coffee. How much money do you think you should make for making coffee? Go work construction one day and you’ll see why they make more than you. Go work a 12 hour shift as a nurse or doctor then you’ll see why they make more money
Aren’t these same employees also ones tha are complaining about the student loan debt that that choose not to pay ?
They are selling…coffee.
My heart goes out to them; I hope Starbucks does something more than nothing, and not in a malign way
Making coffee . What a joke . Close the store down send the strikers to McDonalds for work
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Starbucks is also making great effort to close each store locally that votes to unionize. Claiming safety concerns.
If your employer won't pay you what you think you're worth, then quit and find one who WILL pay you what you think you're worth. But keep in mind if you CAN'T find an employer who'll pay you what you think you're worth, maybe you aren't worth what you think you're worth.
Your in an entry level position so lots of luck with that and besides you only make and outrageous cup of coffee
Damn! I thought Starbucks employees had it great?!
We already pay $5 for a .25 cent cup of coffee.
Tragic the way these workers are targeting journalists
All unions do is steal money from workers while making backroom deals with the companies.
I thought the left was 100% for unions. I guess not when it effects their bottom line instead of others. Hypocrites.
In this day & age, i can't understand the purpose of union. Umbrella for bad apples. People act like they don't have choices. You don't like the way you're treated, leave, there's always better.
The cost for a cup of Joe at Starbucks is already outrageous.
How are these people able to afford constantly protesting everything? Dont they have Bill's to pay too? Or are they being funded by the FBI?
You pour coffee 🤡🤡, fire them all
The coffee is better at McDonalds
… Starbucks ceo thought 💭 if he supported sjws and their causes , him and his business would be immune from far leftist activism, … now would be the time for Starbucks to embrace, “it’s a private company in a capital system” 🤣👎⚠️
Just shut down that store
It’s a coffee shop. If it’s so bad, go out and find a real job.
They'll be closing due to rising crime anyway
Very bitter coffee
We're 'about to enter' a recession, now is the time to UNIONIZE! Let's go!
Go Starbuck workers! I stand with you!
Oh wow, a whole 1000 workers strike 🙄
Fire them all! They are irrelevant!
A la huelga compañeros
BS! Starbucks workers strike and unionizing cracks me up!😆 They receive healthcare, paid time off, parental leave, 401k match, 100% tuition reimbursement for a bachelor degree, and more.. but that’s not enough and feel entitled to more?
Good for them. All workers deserve the right to collective bargaining. UnionStrong
starbucks is shit coffee.
I'm sure Biden will be very supportive of this and proving how two faced he is after having stabbed rail workers in the back.
What happened to everyone's liberal snowflake heroes? 😅😂🤣
Death knell foot Starbucks. Go Woke; Go Broke.
Never been there 🤡💩
Ok.
I've gone from getting Starbucks 3-4 times a week 6 years ago to getting Starbucks 3-4 times a year today. Why? Pricing and I make better coffee at home. I got a good thermos and now I drive by. A strike isn't likely to get me back in the door.
This really sucks for the people who aren't union who either lose hours or have to take on additional duties & stress right before the holidays. Worker's may have the right to unionize, but most of these ppl are absolutely happy to ass-shaft their team makes any chance they get
nice, weekend before xmas
All workers are entitled to a decent wage to allow them to have a reasonable standard of living. Jim83
Support locally owned coffee shops who truly value their baristas!!! We love our staff and want to see them win in life!!! People over profits 🙌🏾
It seems like young society has lost their dreams. They feel that they will be here for years.
Oh well. There are many cheaper and good tasting alternatives that do not come in a fancy cup.
Go local. Support local coffee. Same prices, better quality, and you’re supporting small businesses instead of large corporations.
will anyone notice?
Ridiculous. Starbucks has few “career” positions, majority are for high schoolers saving for first car. There’re a LOT of alternatives. Strike away & my business will go elsewhere. This is NOT the industry for unions.
Three day strikes have little to no impact. 2 weeks or don't bother.
Strike away! Wait until the poor fools that go there can get a better cheaper cup someplace else.
Good luck to the workers. I love star Rrrrrrrrrrrtrr
Do they have grounds to unionize?
The whole place is a fantasyland. Nice to visit for a $5 coffee once a year, but they could all close and the country would be better off in terms of calories consumed and money wasted.
wut? no white mocha for 7 bucks this weekend
Starbucks is a starter job, or someone looking for extra cash. It's not a career lol Unionize..... c'mon
With no lines at the local Starbucks, the planet gets healthier from less carbon emissions, right?
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Good thing the coffee is terrible
OMG what are we going to do? This will crush the US economy over 3 days.
Imagine thinking you deserve fifteen dollars an hour for pouring coffee into a cup.
Nice. Gotta help people get out of the rhythm of buying Starbucks coffee. Don't have to waste your whole paycheck on coffee. There's cheaper & better options out there.
Isn’t Starbucks expensive enough?
Should start on Monday they’ll loose the most money
Just fire them and hire new high schoolers.
Shut down stores
Get ready DutchBros
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