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Starbucks announces higher pay, but union workers will have to bargain for it (www.cnn.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Starbucks employees are getting more pay and new benefits, but some are only going to baristas that haven’t unionized. A National Labor Relations Board judge previously found that similar moves by Starbucks violate federal labor law, with the company appealing the decision.

The question of which workers get what perks and benefits has been one part of a bitter fight between Starbucks and union organizers across the country. Since the first location voted to unionize nearly two years ago, Starbucks has fought aggressively against the union drive. The NLRB has said that in some cases, the company engaged in illegal practices, with Starbucks refuting these claims.

As of mid-October, nearly 360 stores had voted in favor of a union, with the results certified by the NLRB. About 70 voted against, with those results certified. There are roughly 9,300 company-operated Starbucks locations in the United States.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

I'm not sure why Starbucks is fighting this so hard. The ones that did unionize only got slightly better things and they've never striked before. People are too comfortable being marginalized.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Because management fucking hates unions. It's not about making a rational strategic decision; it's about being enraged at being forced to give up even the tiniest bit of power.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

This, its about the principle about not having complete power.

Also that corporate media pushes anti-union hard 24/7 and has done so since the inception of unions.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

It is probably about more than wages. Unions can enforce a lot of additional standards and practices, like requiring minimum staffing or preventing the scheduling of clopens.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago

If SB concedes to unions, that will set a precedent for every other big company, and billionaires have better solidarity than workers do.