Statement from Workers United: This announcement makes it clear things are only going Backwards at Starbucks under Brian Niccol’s leadership. Yet again, we’re experiencing new policies and major decisions being made with zero barista input. Workers United is sending a formal request for information to Starbucks about the planned closures.
In a letter to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, influential organizations back workers’ fight, commit to not cross the picket line if workers strike AFL-CIO President Shuler to Niccol: ‘The labor movement stands with Starbucks baristas’ NATIONWIDE – A coalition of over 45 major organizations representing more than 85 million people
In a new column for In These Times, Workers United President Lynne Fox laid out the stakes of our union fight: Starbucks is “on the ropes,” competitors are thriving, baristas are organizing, and it’s time to finalize a fair union contract: “As the president of Workers United, representing more than
Nearly one year into Brian Niccol’s ‘Back to Starbucks’ plan, vast majority of baristas say new company policies have not improved customer experience. A new survey of Starbucks baristas released today shows broad concerns with the coffee giant’s direction, with 9 in 10 respondents reporting understaffing at their stores, which
This Labor Day, we took our fight directly to the pages of the New York Times with a powerful message that Starbucks can’t ignore: it’s time to settle a fair union contract. Our full-page ad, “Starbucks is Brewing a Latte Problems,” cuts straight to the heart of the issue—while CEO
This week marked one year since Starbucks and Workers United began bargaining a foundational framework for union contracts. Nearly 500 union baristas, democratically nominated and selected by their union peers, have participated in negotiations. That includes over 150 delegates that have attended bargaining in person and hundreds more that have
