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Link for the lazy:

https://www.workersunited.org/

Who is rose?

That is insane. I saw some of the comments, my shift also left one. A lot of them seemed like they were extremely disappointed in the letter. As they should be The letter was absolutely infuriating.

Post is still on WorkPlace and there are a lot of posts for and against unions on it.

Can I get 100 cases of you on the next order?

the training one is especially ridiculous imo. i’m sure union organizers have told y’all, but just so others on here know— it’s illegal for a company to make changes like this after a union has announced itself and filed for elections. the NLRB doesn’t have a lot of immediate power unfortunately, but it is an unfair labor practice (UPL) and can eventually work out in the union’s favor, so long as it doesn’t scare people off!

if a store near you announces that they’re unionizing, go to that store and tell everyone there how excited you are that they’re unionizing, be sincere and interact with them. corporate will come down hard and try to break everyone there, but knowing customers are on our side can mitigate that!

Yes showing your support and being kind to baristas helps a lot!! I dont know how to bring it to media… maybe we should start a hashtag? #unionizestarbucks

Oooh they said “your relationship with starbucks will change” sounds like a threat to me.

Thanks so much! We really need the support!

Ohhhh i have pictures? Idk if i can post them… should i?

Hey there, I too work in an area that is well staffed and has high morale. The area I work in also forces a pretty good wage (which honestly is probably the reason for the first sentence). So unionizing here isn't really necessary per se. Unfortunately, in most of the country, the pay is not as good as ours. Also, many (if not most) of the stores are understaffed. This causes a bad cycle: poor training - stressed and overworked (not hours worked necessarily, but just nonstop madness while at work) partners - then finally, people quiting, which of course takes us back to the beginning. Unfortunately corporate hasn't fixed this issue. They could increase pay to attract more workers, incentivize staying (pay raises, not referal programs please), lower expectations of window times or quality from their store managers (essentially admit, yes we are in fact a fast food restaurant now), decrease the variability in items and customizations, or even put into place standards like: no mobiles unless we are fully staffed.

There are of course many other things that could be done. The bottom line however, is that corporate has ignored the worsening conditions for years (pre-covid I will add), and instead have just been burning and turning employees. While many people have the option of just quiting and finding a different job, many don't have that luxury (the need for insurance is real).

So people unionize. Many don't care for unions. I personally have had a terrible experience with one, but they are effective at forcing employers to listen to their employees. Things might get better under a union, and they might not. But a union is better than what we are getting from corporate right now, which basically amounts to "Thank you for your hard work in these worsening conditions, higher work loads, more stress, and more responsibilities. In compensation will will give you a few days extra pay for helping us solve our staffing shortage we caused."

No.