Posted on 11/20/2025 6:23:14 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
KEY POINTS
* Starbucks Workers United says it is adding more than two dozen new cities and stores to its strike count, brining the total to 95 stores in 65 cities.
* The union, which began organizing in 2021, has threatened the “largest, longest” strike in company history. It began on Nov. 13 and is open-ended.
* Starbucks and the union entered into mediation in February, and hundreds of barista delegates voted down the economic package Starbucks proposed in April.
* Both sides have pointed blame at the other for failure to reach a bargaining agreement, and say they’re ready to negotiate.
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We don’t need any six dollar a cup coffee.
Just shut down any store which has strikers out front. Keep it down for a week. Then, re-open.
Rinse, repeat.
Oh Noes! What will people do not being able to buy their overpriced burned coffee at Star*ucks? Logic says they will get their caffeine fix elsewhere and like it, and never return to Star*ucks. I think that it’s awesome that Star*ucks baristas and their union are the ones teaching people they don’t need overpriced crappy coffee and cutting Star*ucks business so that jobs and locations eliminated.
The workers should offer to buy the location. See how many wealthy parents would invest for their kid to be an owner of a Starbucks.
Most federal employees are unskilled, but they unionized.
“What exactly is Starbucking?”
From the ‘78 Battlestar Galactica
What are the suburban white women going to do?
Yes. I clean and put a new foil cap on my old Nespresso pods. I get at least 18 months worth of use out of an original pod. I buy the beans I want, create the blend or size I want, and absolutely love waking up to an excellent coffee experience each morning.
We do pour over, which is husbands morning ritual (he bought a special hand grinder). But, he may be ready for a change.
Do not get me wrong. With a real nice burr grinder, under $200, you will not only get excellent coffee but use a lot less. Your savings will pay for the grinder in 1 year and the burr grinder will give you 10 - 12 years.
I mentioned the Nespresso and it is very versatile and easy. However, do not ever forget about the ‘French Press” for outstanding coffee as well.
Imagine walking into Starbucks, ordering their coffee, and after one taste saying, “My own is so much better”.
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