#: Starbucks workers begin three-day strike as part of union effort
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“: Starbucks workers begin three-day strike as part of union effort”
Starbucks and the union have begun contract talks at about 50 stores, but no agreements have been reached
Workers at 100 Starbucks Corp.
SBUX,
stores in the United States have begun a three-day strike as part of an effort to unionize workers at the one of the country’s biggest coffee chains.
The strike, which began on Friday and is scheduled to continue through Sunday, involves over 1,000 Starbucks employees and is the second major strike by workers at the coffee chain in the past month. On Nov. 17, workers at 110 Starbucks stores held a one-day walkout, which was also part of an effort to unionize.
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The proposals being made by Starbucks Workers United, besides the creation of a union, include full-time status for workers who average 32 hours a week or more, a relaxed dress code, a clearer seniority structure at stores and the formation of a labor-management committee to oversee working conditions at stores.
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More than 260 of Starbucks’ 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have voted to unionize since mid-2021.
You can check here to find out if your local Starbucks is part of the strike.
The coffee giant broadly opposes the unionization effort, saying the company functions better when it can work directly with employees. But the company said last month that it respects employees’ lawful right to protest.
“We respect our partners’ right to organize,” Starbucks spokesperson Reggie Borges told Mic earlier this year about the unionization push. “We don’t believe a union is necessary, but we understand their point of view. In the instance that they file petitions, we’re going to respect the process.”
Fliers depicting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz were heavily featured at stores during the first day of the strike.
“Wanted” posters featuring Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz have appeared during the strike.
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Starbucks and the union have begun contract talks at about 50 stores, but no agreements have been reached, according to the Associated Press.
“It is unfortunate that Workers United continues to spread misleading claims while disrupting the Starbucks Experience that our partners and customers have come to love and expect,” a Starbucks spokesperson told MarketWatch on Friday. “Despite these delay tactics, we remain focused on working together and engaging meaningfully and directly with the union to make Starbucks a company that works for everyone, and we urge Workers United to uphold their promises to partners by moving the bargaining process forward.”
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Shares of Starbucks Corp. were trading 1.26% lower on Friday and are down 9.12% over the last 12 months, compared with a 16.74% drop for the S&P 500
SPX,
over the same period.
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