that’s absolutely insane. i’m sorry about that. 13 years and making less than someone who has been been there for not even half the time you’ve been working there .. outrageous

Mobile tipping has been a thing.

That’s stuff doesn’t matter just yet, we voted yes but we haven’t started collective bargaining, which is the reason why so many partners from my store have been fired without a union representative

Yeah wasn’t that the point of organizing?

Until a union and employer have a collective bargaining agreement in place, employer-employee relations proceed “normally” and the employer can set whatever working conditions they want*. Now, it’s not illegal for a company to say “while we’re starting negotiations at union stores, we’ll just do what we were doing before, even while we proceed with this raise program at other stores”

It is, however, illegal to punish employees for unionizing. So if the employer says “I’m not giving you a raise *because* I want you to suffer for unionizing” or “I’m firing you because you unionized,” then it’s illegal

^(*as long it doesn’t violate other labor laws)

If the union doesn’t protest, which they haven’t, to new benefits being offered than the company should be giving those benefits to union stores

Here’s a more reputable source, feel free to ask questions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/24/starbucks-raises-nlrb-complaint/