{"id":287049,"date":"2024-12-23T09:16:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T06:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/?p=287049"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:16:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T06:16:58","slug":"starbucks-union-strike-expands-to-9-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kahawatungu.com\/starbucks-union-strike-expands-to-9-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Union Strike Expands To 9 States"},"content":{"rendered":"

The five-day strike against Starbucks reached nine states on Sunday, according to its union.<\/p>\n

The Starbucks Workers United said union workers in Missouri, New Jersey and New York began their strike Sunday after locations in Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania joined the strike Saturday. Workers United\u00a0<\/strong>represents more than 10,000 workers at over 525 stores.<\/p>\n

A Starbucks Workers United spokesperson told CNN 30 stores nationwide were closed completely but it\u2019s too early to know the total numbers for Sunday. The union has said the strike could reach \u201chundreds of stores\u201d by Tuesday, a small portion of Starbucks\u2019 more than 10,000 company-operated stores with more than 200,000 employees.<\/p>\n

The strike is on its third day after walkouts on Friday in Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle, where Starbucks is headquartered and opened its first location.<\/p>\n

Starbucks Workers United is seeking wage increases for baristas in an economic proposal\u00a0<\/strong>ahead of their end-of-year deadline. The union said it had a framework in place with Starbucks management since February to reach its\u00a0first labor agreement\u00a0and resolve outstanding legal complaints.<\/p>\n

Starbucks said in a statement Thursday the union prematurely ended bargaining sessions this week after it held more than nine sessions and bargained over 20 days since April.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter all Starbucks has said about how they value partners throughout the system, we refuse to accept zero immediate investment in baristas\u2019 wages and no resolution of the hundreds of outstanding unfair labor practices. Union baristas know their value, and they\u2019re not going to accept a proposal that doesn\u2019t treat them as true partners,\u201d said Lynne Fox, president of Workers United in a statement released by the union.<\/p>\n

In December, the company proposed no new immediate wage increases and a guarantee of only 1.5% in future years, equal to less than 50 cents an hour for most workers, the union said.<\/p>\n

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