Starbucks Tried to Crush Its Baristas. What Happened Next Will Shock You

[@6thface]

How the hell does Starbucks get away with stealing tips? How can anyone do this to underpaid workers. Disgusting. I have refused to buy Starbucks for years now. I will never give them another penny.

[@pebblepod30]

Just find out if your local store is unionised.

[@radicant7283]

Lol all restaurants can do this legally. It's hosed.

[@jayspeidell]

No laws apply to Starbucks.

[@gorhajm]

Most studies put wage theft between 3 out of every 5 dollars and 3 out of every 4 dollars comes from wage theft

[@elisecccccccc]

It’s because the fine is less than the stolen tips, so they still come out on top

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

Too many executives taking $95 out of every $100 and then trying to act like we're supposed to fight over the remaining fiver.

[@scifirealism5943]

Yep

[@Liusila]

“Lucky to have a job” indeed

[@Yormsane]

And despite the workers' new unions, Starbucks DIDN'T go out of business, like they told us would happen. Funny how that works, eh...?

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

And they predicted an apocalypse for workers if the minimum wage was raised. Guess what: Workers everywhere did fine, or they got an exception to the wage hike. Businesses lie, especially in public statements like press releases. The only times they don't lie is if they would get in legal trouble for doing so: Under oath or in financial statements. So the only times they will at least make an attempt at telling the truth are under penalty of perjury or fraud.

[@joshuagharis9017]

Who saw that coming? Go figure 🤔 😆 🤣 😂

[@jamesoquinn9168]

Oligarchs, lying! Who knew! 🤷

[@Cafeallday222]

Prices didn’t go up more than usual, either. I guess the ceo had to give up a house or two instead.

[@youtubesucks1499]

@@Cafeallday222 Ok explain how a CEO salary keeps a barista with no real skills poor? LAXMAN NARASIMHAN'S 2023 TOTAL COMPENSATION WAS $14.6 MILLION Cut his salary by 13 million and divide it equally among 402,000 employees. That's an additional $32 annually. How is an extra $32 a year going to better anyone's life? You are just regurgitating bullshit.

[@Alphachewei]

The corporation kept the tips?! That is some evil corporations shit. That's it. I am never buying Starbucks ever again.

[@andrewc1199]

Me either. Their coffee is way too bitter for my taste. Support your local businesses instead!

[@Dandan-tg6tj]

My question is how are they able to justify it. Accountants must do some wizardry of their own to make this legal, don't you think? That wizardry can't be legal, though.

[@delavan9141]

You think Starbucks is the only employer who does that?

[@lordfelidae4505]

Also illegal!

[@Bluetangg]

Did you watch this video? Starbucks has capitulated. They are supporting unions. Time to buy the product to show approval at their unionized stores.

[@aimeeinkling]

As a former Barista, and a current union member (in another industry), I am so proud of these folks! Union strong! ♥

[@garlicgalore]

Unions are the main way workers make companies behave within the law and with basic decency.

[@epf888]

Very good comment.

[@bunyipdragon9499]

Unions are the ones that push the changes in the law once they have enough support. That's why corporations work so hard to stomp on people power.

[@LokiTheGodofMischief]

It's also a way for people not to be fired. I work in the hospital where some of us aren't Union, while the ones who are Union do the LEAST amount of work and get paid the most. Yet we non union workers most of us know more and do more than them. I want to be in the union to just for the pay, not to be lazy like them. Everyone loves unions till prices go up or it's time to fire the police.

[@QuietlyHere666]

​@@LokiTheGodofMischief word vomit of conservative ignorance

[@LokiTheGodofMischief]

@@QuietlyHere666 Ignorance lol. Do you understand how economics work or know how to read a balance sheet? Or did you get your financial literacy degree from Social media

[@BlorkTX]

All this time, WHERE DID CREDIT CARD TIPPING GO?!?!?!?!

[@ImahSillyGirl]

My thought, exactly!

[@Kittymancer78]

Dude! That just blew my mind!!!

[@Suchayoutuber]

Upper management and shareholders, I'm sure they thank you for it

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Workers lose more money to wage theft than any other crime. Billions of dollars.

[@PamperedDuchess]

Probably management bonuses connected to union busting tactics.

[@alunjones2550]

It's ridiculous for workers in the USA to be so reliant on tips. Tips are virtually non-existent in Europe because we have a realistic minimum wage.

[@tricitymorte1]

I believe the vast majority of people in the US would prefer to do the same thing - just pay the employees enough to live on and eliminate tipping entirely. But, greed is behind it. When a restaurant owner is only required to pay their servers $3/hour, and let the customers foot the bill for the employee, the owner gets to keep more money for themselves. Until our laws change at the top, it will not stop.

[@alunjones2550]

@@tricitymorte1 Sadly, I think you'll be waiting a long time.....

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

Same for Australia. I regularly get told I'm lying about how much I earn as a barista

[@michaelfinger6303]

maybe in your country where im from we give 10% if service/food was good and round up if its was okay.... The forced tipping however is nuts, if someone wants forced tip im not even going there. Regarding minimum wage its a bit of a myth that it fixes stuff as just everything else got more expensive and the people on the lower end remained on the lower end, tips however for a good waiter make a hughe difference as its the same amount as their salary...

[@MCSTNDTCAFAG]

Obviously, the whole Starbucks concept is a scam. Who needs a Starbucks when your local little coffee shop is open!? Extreme capitalism "the American way" and mega fooding companies are not the right solution to quality, whether it is quality of remuneration, life, food, atmosphere, etc. (Facts) Starbucks turnover in billions of dollars worldwide: USA: 26.4 CHINA: 3.8 REST OF THE WORLD: 6.5 😂🤣

[@Lexavarela]

MPU is doing some of the most important labor journalism of our lifetimes

[@gimme0dis0junk0mail]

yes

[@pennyandluckpokerclub]

accurate

[@christopherbasham1551]

No, these folks don't have a clue. Read a book on economics, learn the truth.

[@gimme0dis0junk0mail]

@@christopherbasham1551 lot's of people who take an econ 101 class have issues with MPU but these people fail to realize that higher-level, even graduate level econ classes exist. Hubris and libertarianism go hand-in-hand

[@Zieg_Games]

Unions are anti-worker, anti-excellence, and anti-competitive.

[@user-eh5cr4or6k]

The one thing that has always amazed me in Corporate America is how much time energy and money they will spend on creating a systematic hostile work environment.

[@Liusila]

When nobody’s stopping the powerful, they will squeeze the non-powerful as much as possible.

[@edl6398]

Power, control and greed are best friends.

[@AnonymousMusing]

I refuse to spend a cent at Starbucks until I hear good things about the way their employees are treated.

[@Kittymancer78]

I don't understand why anyone is still spending money at that place?? I haven't given them my money in a long time.

[@ImahSillyGirl]

I don't know about now, but as recently as two years ago, my partner worked as a barista and she was able to cover me with Starbucks insurance that was partially subsidized by Starbucks and medically, i was not cheap. I'm very appreciative for all of the benefits from Starbucks. I am curious about that "credit cards tip" comment from the video though?? Surely they can't withhold tips from credit cards to their baristas, right?

[@chadgunner4403]

Yeah support workers' rights but Starbucks is so overrated

[@ngf5077]

I refuse to work there until things change! I don’t know why other employees don’t feel the same :(

[@ZentaBon]

Same!!! I only shop Union Starbucks :)

[@progguy10]

NO TIPPING. STOP. THE POINT OF UNIONS IS TO GET MONEY FROM THE CAPITAL CLASS. NOT TO SUCK MONEY OUT OF THE WORKING CLASS. GET THEM TO PAY WAGES. NOT LET YOU COLLECT TIPS.

[@EzBz982]

Where do you think the costs go 😂?

[@sammorrow8420]

The concept of Tipping in it of itself is wage theft.

[@progguy10]

@@EzBz982 our of the owners pocket

[@croissantsavant]

@@EzBz982where do you think people will go when process are too high? Another coffee shop, crazy huh

[@kmg501]

Nobody who is actually working class goes to Starbucks, lol.

[@irandude1655]

In Texas, Starbucks have slowed down. People used to hangout and meet people there. Field workers, students hangout to study, meet and use their WiFi with 100mbs speed. Now, They replace the regular sized table tables with very tiny table for one that will only accommodate your coffee and food. No space for your book or laptop and their WiFi went form 100mbs to 1-5mbps, that’s unusable internet speed that is worst than being in third world country. Starbucks are committed to drive their customers away and they are succeeding. There’s hardly anyone on those stores while local coffee shops are always full. Hopefully, we can totally get rid of Starbucks.

[@josephj6521]

Good! Support locals coffee shops and never set foot into a Starbucks again.

[@EnergyWRLD]

Should also get rid of Mcdonalds and other fast food restaurants, its already getting old for us

[@edl6398]

Just like McDonalds now!

[@gargshishir3]

im still waiting for Schulz to make an apology video like the judge ordered

[@KaiHouston-m6j]

He never will.

[@judychurley6623]

Apologies are never (NEVER) satisfying. Take the actual gains; THOSE have meaning.

[@jennifersvitko5997]

Starbucks may have recognized the union, but they closed all of the Starbucks in my small city. There were three, now there are none. I really hope many of these people got jobs with other coffee shops in town (several are union, co-ops).

[@MusicDude690]

You're better off. Local coffee is better.

[@siewheilou399]

Not enough purchasing power.

[@pebblepod30]

If a billionaire Coffee shop can't unionise, I think it is better to close and other better coffee shops get more business and hire more workers instead.

[@robthomas3664]

Does anybody really miss them?

[@joshuagharis9017]

Co ops!!! Democracy in OUR economy please 🙏 we all, everyone of us, decide together

[@hexfxtriks]

Stock is down almost 30%. The company has a negative sales outlook. Won't be long til massive layoffs and store closings. Starbucks brought this on themselves. Hope those baristas find work with real Coffee shops. Not corporate slavery.

[@basicallyno1722]

Massive layoffs? lol they’re already having trouble staffing stores. The people at the top are derpers, for sure. Other coffee shops won’t pay for your bachelor’s degree or offer medical/dental/optical and for part-time workers. Other coffee shops don’t match your retirement. Other coffee shops won’t offer free therapy with Lyra….although I don’t think other coffee shops create a stressful work environment where you end up NEEDING to go to therapy 😂 This wouldn’t have been an issue if they kept staffing stores properly. They began cutting labor but still expecting baristas to be faster, more friendly and selling more. After a while that gets to you and you start asking yourself, “why the hell am I even here?” They also hired SO many outside-hire managers who often had ZERO good experience…once they hired a dude who was a manager at a chase bank to open a brand new drive through…he failed miserably obviously. Sooo much manager outside-hire turnover, and yet they make it so hard for baristas to rise into store managers. And some of the baristas and shift managers end up knowing more about individual store tasks than the new managers. It’s crazy.

[@basicallyno1722]

Sorry, type. The new outside hire managers had zero *food experience.

[@varnishyourboard]

Too many of those smaller "craft" shops are likely to be bought off by private equity and squeezed for higher evaluation with huge cost-cutting to be sold later

[@davidpantoja676]

As a retired union member, I applaud this, thanks to Reagan unions have seen an ugly decline as our jobs were exported to China. We need more unions these Legacy companies can afford a $25 minimum wage. Bravo

[@zemtek420]

No we dont need more unions we need more politicians that will do our bidding instead of corporations and give us fair pay through legislation so ALL working class is covered. Unions drive the cost of items up and its sad when employees have to form an union to get fair pay. Most unions start out good but most end up as corrupt as the business they are supposedly protecting employees from. Some jobs like police should not have unions at all because unions keep the bad cops employed.

[@QuietlyHere666]

​@@zemtek420 the only way to get "better politicians" is to collectively organize, the first step to a collective organization is organizing locally, starting with your workplace. The ol' "we just need to get money out of politics" is a liberal fantasy, you can't politely ask someone taking bribes to be more ethical, you have to force them to by threatening their precious economy.

[@QuietlyHere666]

​​​@@zemtek420 also, on the "unions drive prices up" no, unions make sure employees are getting paid a livable wage, if your consumerist product increases in price because of it, it's because the money you were saving is off the backs of starving employees. The only reason half of our country's products are the price they are is because we enslave other countries for their resources that we steal and their people we barely pay (see: child slaves in our chocolate production)

[@ahobbyist9520]

We need both @zemtek420

[@spiritweird]

Regan was a POS, he disbanded the airport union for the radar tower personnel. He did more damage to the middle class than almost anyone else in modern US politics. His trickle down bullsh*t, he dropped corporate and wealthy tax rates to damn near zero. He was a tool of the oligarchs.

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

When I was young, I was anti Union. I just didn't see the value of supporting two opposing sets of executives. As I grew older I became aware that one set of executives considered me a disposable asset who would wear me out and throw me away without any real concern regarding me as a human being. I got a Union job and when I became disabled, my Union saved my home, my marriage, my family and when my rep saw I had become hopelessly depressed, literally saved my life.

[@tricitymorte1]

I was told a lot of anti-union lies when I was very young. When I was old enough to start working, I learned what a union actually was, and have been pro-union ever since. I believe anyone that works for someone else needs to have a union.

[@TheSuzberry]

💜

[@Zieg_Games]

Having been in a union, corruption and theft of your money via fees and dues wasn’t worth their “protection.” Unions also obstruct the ability of the American worker to negotiate fully for the best possible price. Unions are anti-worker. Always have been.

[@BeaulieuTodd]

Same. We were naive.

[@ladyrose3285]

Union "leaders" earned more than most CEO's and with your union due take that into account. Especially the government unions making more than CEO's of private business. Also your union dues pays the politicans "donations" of their campaign. Plus Unions are losing members so why keep a dinosaurs of unions alive and whenever the union members get their raises, your union dues go up as well. So to you unions are good?

[@gnarwhal7562]

A few years ago I applied for a job at Starbucks. Their application system was extremely tedious to get through (which was a huge red flag for me). I gave up and wound up finding work somewhere else. Glad to see that that decision paid off, 'cuz I've only heard bad things about them since then. Corporate greed is one helluva drug

[@edl6398]

Interesting. They have a tedious application process because they think they are an elite company to work for, are afraid of lawsuits and trying to hire “the best people” but treat their employees like dog crap. No thanks. Glad you moved on.

[@Swishy_Blue]

Starbucks is such a bad representation of the Seattle coffee scene in so many ways.

[@Anngrl69]

Literally. I work downtown and anyone who likes coffee prefers to go to Monorail or literally any local shop instead of Starbucks. And these are corporate people who generally don’t care about consumer boycotts

[@tricitymorte1]

@@Anngrl69 Starbucks has absolutely been corrupted, which is very sad. I love the history of how it got started, and I even got to visit the original store when my family was in Seattle for a few weeks, when I was a teen. It could have been great. Instead, they did this... And their coffee sucks, now.

[@edl6398]

They used to have stands on the street corner near Pike’s Market and bought inferior beans that were passed over by the big coffee companies, then roast the crap out of them to mask the bad flavor and people loved it. They have never been ethical and people are stupid.

[@edl6398]

@@Anngrl69Until they are laid off.

[@michaelschiemer3]

Coffee is now a luxury, just confirm my fears. I knew a recession was coming that would last 2-3 years, and if inflation continues to surge, the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates soon. Inflation is causing various issues worldwide, such as food shortages, scarcities of diesel and heating fuel, and significant spikes in housing prices, leading to a potential financial market crash. This global downturn could have long-lasting repercussions. Given the current inflation rate of approximately 9%, my main worry is how to optimize my savings and retirement fund, which has remained stagnant at around $300,000, yielding almost no gains for quite some time.

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[@Dantursi1]

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[@Olsontim21]

Inflation is over 10% here, but as we know it's definitely way more than the Government would like to admit. My plan is to earn more passive income and ride this out, can your Investment-adviser assist?

[@Dantursi1]

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[@madamenicoleNY]

@@Dantursi1 Wow, great for you. Would you mind sharing your expertise with us? Or at least, me? It would be greatly appreciated as I’ve come into some funds with an advisor attached and I don’t think he’s doing much for me. I don’t see it. When I suggest a link to read abt a stock that I’m pretty sure would benefit me and my Sis, he hems and haws and doesn’t act, so I therefore would like to switch him out and get another that’ll make me $. BTW, I worked in my families delis since I was 12 and I think blue/white paper cup, NY deli style, is still the best coffee ever. Not burned and priced modestly. And I didn’t expect a tip. I made the coffee cheerfully and was proud to have a job and make folks happy. Now, in my current career, I’m given something extra once in a blue moon. I really appreciate it and tell them profusely bc it’s never expected. Makes me feel great to be rewarded with a thank you and the cash is definitely a blessing. So, thank you lovely clients!

[@Praisethesunson]

I love seeing some jolly cooperation among workers forcing the boss into compliance

[@SchkuenteQoostewin]

We need an IT union, how do we start?

[@williamyoung9401]

How about an "every-job" union?

[@JohnTravena]

Join Workers Strike Back.

[@AnonymousAnarchist2]

You start by discussing a Union with your co-workers. You can start this effectivly by seeing if there is any backbone in other unions that you can join with, or boilerplate templates from various unions and labor movements that seem to be able to fit I.T.'s needs, then discuss with your co-workers the advantages to every co-worker with collective bargining, as well as the buisness I.E. with a wider pool its easier to negotiate cheaper insurance for everyone you can also get other benifits that would be compleatly too costly as just one compqny or company location etc. And the primary dis-advantage to unions to the buisness. That unions temperarly drive down stock prices, because stock brokers view unions as bad for buisness, even though they are not by any means. Do not leave that part out of disscussion because the stock prices will recover but the CEO's primary objective is to keep stock prices high, its not to the workers or the buisness's success. If high stock value means running the company straight off a cliff then thats thier job, and they will. This is also a time for you to look at a major Union alternative, worker Co-op's. They are not just for farmers, but they are attractive for farmers and possibly for IT because the farmer's tend to own the equipment and the tool and land they need to run the farms, and a co-op provides the same union benifits and can work with unions, multiple unions to gain benifits that are broader reaching then a single union. Because of the FTC ruling against non-compeates this might be an option for I.T. with the Co-op structure looking more like an employment agency, and utterly changing the face of IT forever. Its a bit more ambitious but it might not be more ambitious then a union. Heck it might be less ambitious, just be sure to check in with a lawyer before pursing that path. After you have enough willing to Unionize and have a good charter set up that most can agree too and the detractors can accept, then its time to vote to unionize. Unfortunitly I have not been present for this step, but there are tons of resources avalible to you there. I will point you towards I.W.W. for some good reasources

[@TheOG-GG]

Check out the AFL-CIO as they have great resources about how to start or join a union. They can answer any questions you may have! :D

[@christiansquadrito7088]

Check out the IWWs Organizer training 101

[@katherenewedic8076]

Cheaper than the class action lawsuit re: witheld tips

[@jordin7972]

unionized stores were denied the option to enable tips on the credit card readers, all cash tips made were still sent to employees, not the company

[@patrickday4206]

​@@jordin7972that's is theft and conversion nobody tips a corporation

[@tricitymorte1]

@@jordin7972 stealing tips is illegal. Doesn't matter if there's a union or not. There is no justification for stealing tips under the law. Even with their union victory, they could still bring a class action suit for the theft and could be slapped with very large fines.

[@joeyhandles]

incredibly ignorant to frame the shareholders actions as "allyship"

[@kojochukwuma7938]

How come?

[@KaiHouston-m6j]

Unions buy shares, and those unions are allies.

[@tomh9391]

3rd generation union worker (Teamsters local 150🤘😎🤘). As a Shop Stuart and regional advocate in northern California, we stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers union. Keep up the good fight and reach out if you ever need help with organization and uniting yourselves. Teamsters don't mess around , we got your backs. If you ever strike or boycott let us know and we'll spread the word not to cross the picket line and hold the line . Stay strong, stay united , show them what it means to be union strong!

[@tricitymorte1]

I have never had a union job, but I am so proud of the Starbucks workers. Upper management at my current employer was approached by at least one employee about unionizing, and the president very quickly put out an anti-union video that was sent to everyone's emails. I'm trying to find someone that can review it and tell me if he violated the law with some of the things he said - I know he was walking a very fine line. And I also have been looking for someone that can give advice on starting a union where we are. It's no easy task. So, those coffee slingers have my respect for getting it done. I have been pro-union most of my life, and I firmly believe today that anyone working for someone else needs to have a union.

[@danbushnell6616]

Wouldn't refusing to pay worker's tips that had been made be wire fraud?

[@patrickday4206]

Well if I tip employees and they take it call it something else that's theft and conversion. Why would anyone tip a company? We tip staff

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

I was a barista 15yrs ago and they treated us very well. Wages were just above minimum, but we had medical, dental, optical, and other financial benefits, which was unheard of at other comparable jobs. The random schedules were wretched though, admittedly.

[@basicallyno1722]

Starbucks still gives medical, dental, optical and opportunity for free college. The labor on the floor got cut to crap though. When I last worked at a drive through, we’d have a 5k morning and my manager expected me to run that with only 6 people during the peak hours….and run 5 lunches too. So really we’d have 5 people. The training isn’t the same either. Now you have people getting trained for 10 hours on the floor. Sometimes you’d have to do “pod training” where you were training up to 2-3 people at once! Many managers would try to skimp on training and use the hours elsewhere. So you never got to actually train the employees, they’d just get packed on the floor the next week without proper training and expect to operate like someone who’d been there for a year. No extra labor to pad for their inexperience. Very stressful.

[@lilnbigman]

I have never bought a thing from Starbucks nor will I ever.

[@SL420-]

Is it because you just always knew they were anti-union or are you just a rebel, fighting against pop culture? Either way, you're so unique. Keep going!

[@mrrichards6007]

Good for you!

[@acewings221]

Is Amazon still fighting unions?

[@tricitymorte1]

I haven't heard any recent news, but there have been rumblings where I work about unionizing (sort of like an Amazon for electronic parts). I really feel like if either of us forms a union, we should invite the other company to join it. One of our warehouse workers nearly lost a hand on a conveyor belt. None of us get paid enough for the work we do, no matter the position, and the president of the company put out an anti-union video at the start of the year. Anyone that works for someone else should have a union.

[@UndertheNeedle282]

So basically they only changed because their image and reputation was hurting their stock price and their shareholders revolted.

[@NightmareRex6]

only thing they under$tand

[@KaiHouston-m6j]

Same reason any large org. changes, they had to.

[@judychurley6623]

Well, yeah. And workers only work harder because they get a raise. And the threat of bad service is why we tip. The circle of life.

[@Castle743]

Corporations are fighting workers to unionized. Only way employees can get wages & benefits they deserve... Greedy corporate profits for YEARS!

[@jennvaljenn9269]

worked at starbucks peak pandemic up until 2022. once walked in on my boss in a zoom meeting while corporate talked about the importance of having a high employee turnover rate. next day they put up a hiring sign and in 2024 it's still up.

[@basicallyno1722]

The importance of having high turnover? Or getting turnover down? Huh???

[@Rickettsia505]

I WILL NOT cross a picket line. In the 90s I tried to unionize our hospital, but was unsuccessful. They were horrible, paying millions for a union busting consultants, and treating us all terribly. Every evaluation I had after that said I had a bad attitude, of course no proof. This place charges its own healthcare workers more for health insurance than the rest of the community because we can't negotiate. Now retired, they have the gall to send me mail asking me to remember them in my will.

[@iamhalfteddybear]

Story idea - how code enforcement agencies work with law enforcement agencies to push people out of their homes and allow those homes to be condemned then sold to a low bidder to either rent or flip the property by false code complaints - Cortland NY

[@scottstempmail9045]

You are not a "partner", you are disposable labor. Do not let the corporate world gas light you. Even worse than calling you "family".

[@blackkite-studio5423]

Workers Union are like Checks&Balance of the corporate world.

[@ARandomDonut]

Unions help both parties if the company is willing to cooperate. If the company is not, it can tear both parties to the ground.

[@davidwoo2590]

When ordering and the barista asks your name to be written on the cup for your order, say, "Union Strong."

[@michaelloomer9851]

I’d love for you to cover the union negotiations taking place with the movie and tv workers union (I.A.T.S.E.) and their struggles with huge ceo pay and diminishing wages

[@MrCOLBSTAH]

It's actually quite shocking to me that the shareholders gave a shit about the company's employees. I think it was more likely that they weren't going to get any money back this year so they forced the company to do something

[@HarderMaster]

And I was wondering why the price of a bunch of their items just went up; now I know why. These corporations are terrible.

[@zemtek420]

Unions always drive up prices. Thats one of the negatives about unions.

[@QuietlyHere666]

​@@zemtek420 here you are again, so I'll give you a different angle: No, that's not true, prices increasing when employees are getting paid more is so that the corporate overhead can keep raking in the amount of profit they were before the pay increase, it's greed. The solution? Worker owned means of production, eliminating the corporate greed

[@dirtrider88]

i just made a comment about about the price of a small frapachino with a single shot of espresso now costing over $7. it use to be about $5 less than 1 1/2 years ago.

[@jerryspringer6096]

Nothing to do with the union, everything to do with opportunistic "inflation" pricing

[@HarderMaster]

@@jerryspringer6096 Inflation pricing which uses unionization as a convenient scapegoat.

[@String.]

I'm from Alaska. We didn't allow Starbucks in our state except at the international airport. I have never been to a Starbucks. I'm an independent coffee roasters fan.

[@annanelson6830]

I hate to tell you, but in Fairbanks, both Fred Meyer stores have Starbucks inside.

[@Vendavalez]

Something that I would also like to see from this channel is review of history of how corporations infiltrated unions in the past to either try to destroy them from within or to try to control who they are bargaining with. It has been a while since the union movement had gained this kind of strength and it may loose momentum if we are not all aware of the old tactics that corporations use.

[@edl6398]

Very good idea! Yes, please! People don’t know this history! I grew up watching them destroy unions. I lived in America when it was “Union proud.”

[@purplefanta7142]

Just want yall to know I didnt watch this video originally because of the generic "What happened next will shock you" headline. Videos are great but titles need to relax and just be clear. I like your news you dont have to be clickbaity about it.

[@dieterh.9342]

I have absolutely empty set, goose egg, nothing in common with these people, but I stand with them in their pursuit of justice: fair wages, working conditions, etc.

[@andrewcrawford1003]

The board finally see the writing on the wall. Probably out of fear. Keep going, baristas! Don’t stop until you have a seat on the board.

[@Apheleion]

big props to the peeps who got starbucks to sit down, shut up, and listen to the union now we need to get a union going in the games industry.

[@rhythmandacoustics]

All my life, I have only been to Starbucks like 4 times. I always support small mom and pops shops.

[@seanys]

“Partners?” Any organisation that uses such a coercive name for employees is fkiing bullsh!t!

[@Yessssz]

Real partners would have a say and help make decisions.

[@Iquey]

If you were a private equity firm, you would be an actual partner. Amazon calls their warehouse workers their "associates."

[@dianagale581]

I stopped using Starbucks at home and in their stores quite a while ago when I heard they refused to negotiate with the union. It’s not right that people work for low wages while bosses make millions: also, I think it’s against the law to refuse to negotiate with the union. Respect to the folks who work for the rights of workers: without them it never would have happened

[@monkiesbanana321]

Thank you to the ones who worked in the SM Santa Fe NM location, i saw the sabotage firsthand and i hope all those workers that got laid off and replaced with scabs in 2022 have found much better workplaces now.

[@MrRealeyesrealize]

Worst job I ever had when I was younger. I worked at a lot of different places as a kid. I guess I don’t understand why people stayed? There was literally zero incentive to not go across the street to literally anything else.

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

Yo MPU, great video. You should also link to your union Starbucks map on your site. 😅

[@mikeg8276]

Between the tip stealing, union busting, jen-of-side supporting, making store less welcoming, and ludicrous price increases, I bought a fully automated espresso machine and only get to-go coffee if I’m out of town. It paid for itself in 1.5 months.

[@gigaus0]

It's good that you got them to the table finally. Don't let pressure up though. Remember, they can negotiate for years, and when it's finalized, just refuse to certify it. Keep the pressure on them until you get everything you want. Where ever you land, it's going to be a slow and uphill battle against lawyers rather than managers then.

[@shanemb3]

When are companies gonna learn to just treat their employees right in the first place? Then they can avoid all this unnecessary complication.

[@scifirealism5943]

Because companies want power.

[@EmyN]

Never LOL why would they

[@NA_49erFan]

Good for the union. Starbucks should do the right thing and be a leader in the industrial world and embrace the workers. #unions

[@joshuagharis9017]

But then they'd have less to hoard. Come on, they need every dollar. Not just billions, don't be silly 😜 🤪 lol

[@joeuscanga7235]

Poor ole W-Buffet. On the "pilot" side: A shower now cost $17.00 usd. If a truck driver wants to take a shower at at P-lot-Flyng-J Truck-stop. I personally heard that conversation when a driver wanted to buy a shower without buying their expensive fuel. He was told: If no fuel, it's $ 17.00 for a shower...💰.

[@macmcleod1188]

And as of yesterday Starbucks reported their sales are down 7 pct. While it might be a union matter, it appears to be that there are too many coffee shops and prices for coffee are too high at starbucks. And people are experiencing financial difficulty and cutting luxury items like $7 coffee.

[@Pawpatrol119]

I haven’t spent a dime at Starbucks since their union busting tactics started! You guys are awesome and remember the only reason they are treating you better is because you earned it!!! 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥

[@drac124]

This is why the GenZ motto is great: minimum pay, minimum work. Work hard for corporations is not worth it. They have to value you or they have bad service. Simple as that.

[@alicegilbert4186]

I quit getting anything from Starbucks until they treat all their workers fairly

[@EcomCarl]

Impressive display of resilience and strategic acumen from Starbucks Workers United. Their victory underscores the power of collective action and persistent advocacy in reshaping corporate practices. 💪 It's a testament to what can be achieved when workers unite for a common cause.

[@mylifeisajoke1]

They did this last time, up here in Canada. They will then start giving everyone not in the union better pay and benefits.

[@coreyburke3493]

Then the union strikes. They can't shut down all the stores lol.

[@M4TCH3SM4L0N3]

That's how it works - Unions end up benefitting even the workers who don't join, but the businesses work hard to make it look like it's just them being generous.

[@moykoy5609]

I work at chapters/indigo and its the same way. They offered higher pay, closed unionized stores, and even offered us gift cards as bonuses if we started physically intercepting shoplifters.

[@Exiled.New.Yorker]

The only way to drive change against these corporations is to make "the cost of doing business" too high to ignore.

[@Mirror1973]

I don’t buy anything at Starbucks, not a cent from my pocket,

[@kaistockman6443]

The Starbucks nearest me fired the main union organizer. I went to support the union efforts before they had the vote, but I haven’t been back since they fired the person and it was for bogus reasons. They blamed it on something that happened like four months earlier that was a ridiculous reason to fire anyone and why would they wait four months? It was totally because they voted to unionize. So they will never get my business again.

[@LTXsp]

Starbucks is highly overrated IMO.

[@zacquelinebaldwin2555]

Coffee milkshakes

[@judychurley6623]

In Italy, you walk into the bar - coffee shop - , they recognize you, you order at the counter and they make your coffee and serve it to you in an actual cup, $1.20 for an espresso, $140 for a cappuccino, you drink it, at the counter or go sit, pay for it and leave, no tipping. And the coffee is rich and flavorful. I dread returning to the US, for so many reasons.

[@bicyclist2]

Good for them. I don't go to Starbucks. I never have. I hope that these changes are lasting. Thank you.

[@magicwordxyzzy]

Nice start! Once they get all Starbucks locations unionized hopefully they won't stop there; the next logical step will be to work toward transitioning the business into a worker cooperative model. Now we need to start getting other large businesses on this roadmap too: Walmart, Target, McDonalds, etc.

[@Anonymous_Eyeballs]

Be careful. I was recently part of a union and they didn't do anything for us. The union rep took down our complaints but the illegality of our job never changed

[@judychurley6623]

Depends on the union; depends on the shop steward.

[@theancientsam]

I never understood the appeal of starbucks, it takes them 20 minutes to pour a coffee 8 dollar coffee.

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

And it's not even good coffee.

[@dusty4047]

Thank you unions and to those workers who fought!!! KEEP FIGHTING

[@SillyandgoofyAnim8or]

the pro palestine boycotts probably also helped

[@theancientsam]

Free palestine

[@hipporage18]

“Human capital mismanagement” there’s a billion dollar word. Love it

[@GBiv78]

Starbucks won't need baristas soon, their sales are crashing and their stock is tanking

[@RealPackCat]

But, if a cup of regular coffee goes from $5 a cup plus refills, to $10 and no refills, then they will have shot themselves in the foot. Look at McDonald's... It is slowly in a fight to the bottom when you got to pay $18 for a simple meal.

[@tonatiuhornelas1472]

Starbucks should be grateful for their workers! They literally wouldn't make money without them

[@masoncnc]

That statement works even better if you reverse it. Workers are lucky to have the risk takers investing in their jobs.

[@RC-SATX]

​@@masoncnc💯

[@RC-SATX]

Once these cry babies get pushed out, immigrants will do a better job for less and everything will work out just fine. Their days are numbered. If it's not that, machines will do the work they complain so much about. Simple economics.

[@magicwordxyzzy]

@@masoncnc the workers ARE the risk takers. If an owner class person has a business fail, they typically have the capital to try again, and if not, they might at worst become worker class. If a worker class person loses their job, they're likely to lose access to housing, food, and other basic human needs.

[@varnishyourboard]

@@masoncnc tasty boot eh?

[@J.Nobles]

It's funny how in HR Class the argument was taught that labor laws are good now so labor unions are no longer necessary. Funny how those laws weren't in question until the union got established and became capable of ensuring they were followed.

[@almaxie342]

People just want their fair share. HEY UAW WALMART IS NEXT “OK”. WALMART COULD GIVE EVERYONE A NICE RAISE WITH OUT AFFECTING THE BOTTOM LINE. WHEN YOU FACTOR IN INCREASED WORKER ATTITUDE AND PRODUCTIVITY.

[@okigi-wo5zm]

Don't shop there.

[@almaxie342]

@@okigi-wo5zm we don’t

[@jcookin]

Used to do SB daily, once stopped, and now I can make a car payment monthly. I call it the Starbucks vehicle. $$$ 😅😅

[@chebonjimenez4034]

a lot of jobs suck I’m with ya on that.

[@PaxHeadroom]

Unionized labor, along with effecatious consumer protection, are the vital counterbalances that ensure the ultimate health and prosperity of the free market.

[@piku5637]

Not shutting up about this but normalize cooperatives.🏴Ⓐ🍞🌸🏳️‍⚧️☭🏳️‍🌈

[@magicwordxyzzy]

^--This, exactly. I see transitioning into worker cooperatives as being the logical next step after unionizing.

[@biffyshaw]

Two stores in downtown Seattle, Pike Street and 3rd and near by Westlake Center. I don't know why, The Pike Store had a problem with homless people hanging out in the store. The closing of the Westlake is a mystery to me.

[@officialmultie]

Wonderful Information! Thank you very much.

[@biosphereisland5666]

What happened to Starbucks and when did this happen? Because Starbucks used to be the only place where you could work part-time and get full benefits. Starbucks used to be one of the few places where your same-sex partner could get benefits, even if you weren't married. The pay was a little above other places and yes they received tips. All these workers are asking for is what they already had for years and then somewhere along the way got taken away. I think it has always had the same CEO. What changed, when and why? I would love to know the answers to these questions.

[@DogBehaviorGuy]

labor should own all it creates, which is everything.

[@joshuagharis9017]

Agreed. I always say, democracy in OUR economy, we all, ALL decide together ❤️

[@zacquelinebaldwin2555]

Mandatory profit sharing.

[@tokyosan7906]

Congrats on having a union. Congrats to me as well, no more tipping!

[@bluelithium9808]

Declaring war against employees working crap jobs is a losing battle.

[@BoseongCowboy]

Union wages & benefits will make independents much more competitive. The atmosphere inside Starbucks changed during Covid and I stopped drinking their products.

[@RichardServello]

Love seeing how poorly this company is now doing. They deserve to go under!

[@njh4473]

You paid for the Starbucks name, now with unions get ready to pay more.

[@radicant7283]

It's afraid. It's afraid!

[@annettegustafson1435]

I have not given Bucks any of my bucks for a LONG time

[@Tayveiss]

Victory’s for union workers are nice but never permanent under capitalism a reorganization of the means of production and of society in general is needed

[@danielkover7157]

If you go in to get revenge and take down the company, as the lady mentioned near the end, you're shooting yourself in the foot. The whole point is to apply enough pressure to the company that they change their practices-and to bring hope to the workers.

[@ngf5077]

Their coffee is okay in a pinch. It’s one of the few coffee shops I don’t tip at.

[@jt5747]

It's only greed when it's the other guy. When it's me, well then, it's just what "I deserve".