Starbucks Baristas Ready to Walk Out on Strike

[@ryanl3812]

They better stop asking for tips

[@fromhigherground4272]

Nobody should ask for tips.

[@rafaelochoa7022]

💯

[@dan1142]

@@ryanl3812 well that’s why they are on strike

[@glennnielsen8054]

The word fair is often used as the objective truth, but it is a subjective measure and it is often misused in relation to a victim role.

[@lakeguy65616]

wait? Americans won't be able to buy overpriced coffee from Starbucks? How will we possibly survive?

[@astromech2530]

i understand doctors, nurses and construction workers going on strike but barista 😂

[@dan1142]

Damn capitalism is forcing you to not want to fight for better employment practices. That’s sad

[@nobodynever7884]

Baristas are fast food workers.

[@dfv671]

Automate everything with robots and see if they still want to strike!

[@blackjackoc4858]

cuck

[@harvardfootball]

Boot licking is wild. These companies make record profits and wages don't increase despite higher prices for customers. I'm a white collar engineer, and even I think bootlicking for automation is weird

[@dan1142]

@@harvardfootballliterally like I don’t think they could ever think outside the box 😢

[@MegaLeoben]

If the CEO of starts was paid only 10X a regular employee and the salary was split amongst baristas, each barista would make only 30 cents more per hours in the US. So the CEOs 35 million$ salary means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

[@TheToolBoxWhisperer]

Whatever, lots of places sell coffee.

[@tropx8995]

"I want to be able to comfortably support my family of 4 on my job making mochachino lattes."

[@turbotarantula]

@tropx8995 you're focusing on that rather than the CEO earning 57k an hour?

[@DistrustHumanz]

I make my coffee at home for a small fraction of the price.

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

The consumer can automate everything now. So they all might be out of luck

[@blackjackoc4858]

people dont like automated servers though, the whole point of restaurants is a sort of human feel. you may like the kiosk and mcdonalds but a robot behind the counter and cooking would be soulless

[@MichaelMcDonald-my2np]

They can simulate anyone. Technology is marching on

[@FadiGamingRP]

Dear, you want to get paid more you have to find another career 😊

[@hitpat6179]

If you sell your soul & be happy to lie to the world for a living...become a PRESStitute!!! (Its NOT difficult...just read the script - in front of you!!!)

[@FadiGamingRP]

@@hitpat6179 there is better ways, but that is one Hha

[@dan1142]

This is about higher living wage with everything else going up would you want to fight for better wages at your job? Or are you also a complacent office worker who can be easily replaced and no one would care

[@patriotsouthern8123]

Barista is not a career. It’s a temporary job while you find something else

[@ssuwandi3240]

It's fine not everyone needs a so-called Career. Stop radicalizing a Society according to Radical Leftist

[@fromhigherground4272]

They way North Americans drink coffee it’s not.

[@blackjackoc4858]

not true, lots of americans without college degrees work in food for much of their careers

[@kennydude7971]

​@@blackjackoc4858Liberal arts, social sciences don't count. They are useless.

[@patriotsouthern8123]

@@blackjackoc4858 since you obviously don’t live in the United States it’s best you don’t comment

[@Tom0000]

lmao they strike more than they work XD entitled af

[@stephenallenmusic]

These unions are completely delusional

[@dan1142]

And how is fighting for better wages delusional in any way? Like I’m what world would you demonize this? Please be for real

[@stephenallenmusic]

@ there reasoning

[@turbotarantula]

Personally I think the $57,000 per hour for the ceo is delusional reasoning

[@hollydouglas733]

I support them

[@turbotarantula]

Same here

[@nicolelovesbiggie2269]

An employee is not entitled to the same salary as a CEO. Sbux unionizing and going on strike is the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen in years. What is next, McDonald’s workers start striking? Get real skills to unionize with.

[@helpme100]

Close your mouth and become a employee to relate

[@fromhigherground4272]

They are not asking for the same salary or compensation.

[@icemoneycooks5299]

They just want livable wages not extreme salaries

[@DonaldBrown-b6r]

​@icemoneycooks5299 Livable wages from a part-time job?

[@ssuwandi3240]

Maybe the CEO can cut off the insurance benefits.. I heard the corp rate sponsored employees indirectly caused the UHC tragedy... Take the lowest pyramid to cover the upper Jeseters. Bizarre social construct if not a plain entitlement

[@101rifle]

These unskilled workers are getting out of hand…

[@icemoneycooks5299]

They just want livable wages. Someone in those fancy corporate jobs could be laid off and see themselves in that position.

[@kennydude7971]

They should learn a skill. Maybe open their own coffee shop.

[@icemoneycooks5299]

@ you need money to open your own business.

[@Another-Address]

Will be interesting to see the robotic options Starbucks invests in to manage the work behind their front counters wether it is the same companies who build the tech for Mcdonalds or not.

[@Strawberrycake951]

With Luckin coffee entering the US soon, I wonder if these two factors will push starbucks over the edge and pursue "craft" automated cafes. Especially considering that's Luckin's format and they have been INSANELY successful at beating out starbucks. Starbucks already has some locations that are automated and/or self-service in Asia, so they have been toying with the idea...

[@funnyguylol69]

Hard work != value created

[@blaydCA]

My thermos bottle with NICE coffee doesn't care! Selling burnt coffee and STALE snacks isn't a career!

[@turkeybowlwinkle4440]

I can't wait to pay $10 for a scabbachino made by a poorly trained, semi-sober homeless guy.

[@johnhigh2187]

I had never heard the word "barrista" before Starbuck's opened.

[@RenzoTx]

How much are board members and their CEO getting paid?

[@WhirledPeez]

I do think the activists and such should all walk out and never come back. In fact they should sell most of locations to Chipotle. 🌯

[@bobbymoss6160]

Overpriced and overrated. Hope they all close down.

[@GeorgeSchneider8889]

Elon will replace them with robots 🤷‍♂️

[@dan1142]

Girl WTH Elon got anything to do with this? Elon can’t even jump right what makes you think he can fix anything?

[@mack-uv6gn]

Boats on the ground are a foundation of any company.

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Justin Treuderu really has a tough job to fix this

[@WhirledPeez]

Cash everyone out Time to rebrand. Dissolves like sugar!

[@slapkit51]

😂😂. Starbucks will fire all of them and replace them over night. You poor coffee and reheat food. It's not skilled labor.

[@gillian32]

So Starbucks will be closed for Christmas? ❄️

[@galemartin9155]

🤷🏾‍♂️ We had a chance to vote for Union solidarity on November the 5th. Unions voted for Trump. So I don't give a damn what happens. Actually that's not true I do care what happens.. I hope Baristas get nothing👎🏿

[@unclehujuncle343]

ceo @ $57,000/hr - how do you like that starbucks batistas? Welcome to the US of 21st century

[@ewenblack4174]

How much do these people want to make coffee?

[@mr.wonderful4737]

Oh no where are we going to find people willing to work at Starbucks? I know I’ll yell out the window.

[@somehowie]

Oh no!... Anyway

[@jeraldb2868]

No one cares, SB sales have been trending downward. This will just add to that trend as they push this added cost to us consumers….$50 lattes coming 😅

[@leonardkencana4472]

😅 Starbucks on the way bankrupt...

[@wafflewafflegod]

It’s a shame they can’t fire anyone who tries to unionize. It’s literally the dog biting the hand that feeds with these baristas.

[@blackjackoc4858]

its a shame they cant fire employees for wanting more pay? what does starbucks pay your bills lol

[@kylebichler2258]

You’re anti-union? Anti workers rights ? Cool.

[@wafflewafflegod]

It is unreasonable for largely unskilled labor to expect to coast at a low skill low wage job forever expecting that their market value magically increases. The way to raise your wage is by pursuing new roles. If turnover is too high, THEN an employer might consider wage increases.

[@blackjackoc4858]

@@wafflewafflegod you say this as if its easy. the nature of low skill work is that turnover is high and advancement is had to come by. for adults working minimum wage or near minimum wage jobs you simply dont have the luxury to consistently move up the corporate chain. the higher ups at mcdonalds didnt all start as fry cooks from poor families they are all out of the corporate class

[@kylebichler2258]

@ you’re completely ignoring the increasing discrepancy in wages. No CEO is worth 57k an hour. We largely have unskilled jobs in America since we outsourced much of our industrial jobs. Anyone working full-time should be able to receive a livable wage

[@Tothemoon20039]

Work somewhere else... You make coffee

[@chiquita683]

Get woke, go broke. Bye Starbucks

[@blackjackoc4858]

what are you even talking about

[@raymondkey1952]

Who cares?

[@blackjackoc4858]

you do, youre watching this video

[@dan1142]

People advocating for better wages is always good. If you don’t care you have become a complacent bootlicker to people who will replace you in a heartbeat

[@MegaLeoben]

I think it's faulty logic to think that the CEO is paik 10k times more because they work that much more. I believe the company pays your worth. In the case of a CEO, they are worth as much as 10,000 regular baristas to the company.

[@dan1142]

???? No one is arguing this. These people simply want better work conditions/better pay. They recognize a CEO gets better pay but at same time a company can help their employees. It’s not complicated

[@MegaLeoben]

@@dan1142 Well, they are being paid the market rate/conditions. If a competitor offers a better wage, the employees are free to leave, since there is no contract etc. But since they aren't leaving, then it means they are already being paid the best.

[@AbrahamLincolnofRealEstate]

You struggle, they vacation. Welcome to the rental plantation.

[@kaijunjiang9763]

The thing is what's the point of a big multinational corporation when all you need is a coffee?

[@luckylu9890]

👍

[@LilSumpinSumpin]

😂😂😂😂😂