Posted on 12/25/2024 1:51:41 AM PST by Libloather
The union representing Starbucks baristas said on Tuesday that a strike against the java giant has expanded to more than 300 locations — with about 10,000 coffeehouse workers walking off the job on Christmas Eve.
Baristas in more than 50 cities including New York, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago have walked the picket line since Friday demanding better wages and work conditions.
The extent to which the work stoppage has damaged Starbucks business is unclear.
According to company filings cited by the New York Times, a typical company-owned Starbucks location in the United States generates anywhere between $4,000 and $8,000 during a normal business day.
That number is even higher during the holiday season, according to the Times.
The strike is scheduled to end on Tuesday and workers are due to report to their stores on Christmas Day.
Earlier this week, Starbucks said the disruptions from the strike had no significant impact on its operations because only a small handful of US stores have been impacted.
The Post has sought comment from Starbucks and the union.
Starbucks Workers United, the union which launched the strike, represents employees at more than 500 company-owned stores — which is around 5% of the total number of stores being operated in the US.
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As one who supports collective bargaining in the private sector, they get what they deserve for messing with consumers
>>All work is honorable.
Clapping enthusiastically.
Tremendously fulfilling. A dream I’d had since childhood was that whatever I did in my life, I wanted it to be part of a chain of knowledge. That I built on the work of others and left something new for someone in the future to, in their turn, build upon. For my professional career in computer language design, I never felt that happened. Everything I worked on was built, used and disappeared. Only in my retirement did I get into the poetry research and FINALLY, do something that others could someday build upon. It took a long number of decades, but I did finally fulfill those childhood dreams.
Only support our local, family-run shops, farms and stores whenever possible, which ranges from coffee shops, to hardware stores, to gas stations and car repair, to meat and vegetables.
I wish that I could remember the exact wording, but I heard audio of a striker speaking to their ‘cause’ on the radio Monday stating essentially that their demands include higher compensation for “low-paid work.”
No joke.
The way it was phrased was incredibly nonsensical and represents the lot of them.
Good…Hopefully the whole damned commie company will fold and take their overpriced caffeine with them.
If you take away the coffee, then, as I wrote, it’s better to get coffee from Dunkin or McDonald’s.
The key usp of a coffeehouse is atmosphere
I don’t get that. Their coffees are terribly expensive if one takes it away. Just mho
I like Starbucks coffee. I despise Starbucks politic, so haven’t been there in about 20 years.
It will just drive Starbucks to instal automated barista machines this much faster. They may even brew less burnt coffee.
Ten of thousands potential customers just saved $7 not buying a 400 calorie Grande Mocha Frappuccino, the horror!
The local Starbucks manager told me that 70% of their business is drive up. 70%!
I’ll buy their espresso roast if it is on sale at a grocery store. Otherwise, I haven’t set foot in one of their stores in years.
I agree with that. Obviously, there are stores that have no drive up capability such as big cities and college campuses..
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