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. Starbucks Workers United has claimed over 150 union leaders have been fired around the country in 2022 in retaliation for union organizing.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. The NLRB has issued 39 complaints against Starbucks, encompassing more than 900 unfair labor practice charges. Starbucks Workers United have accused the company of delaying and dragging out bargaining sessions for a first union contract and filed numerous unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board. More than 260 Starbucks stores have unionized around the US since December 2021. “Red Cup Day is notoriously difficult on baristas and notoriously profitable for Starbucks: striking on a day that affects both us and customers more so than an average day is a great way to connect with the community about why unions in the workplace are needed, and how they can help their local unions succeed while keeping businesses running,” said Emily Schule, a Starbucks barista in Massachusetts, in a statement on the strike actions. Workers have criticized Starbucks for delaying union bargaining after union elections and recently walking out on recent bargaining sessions across the US.
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