More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers are set to go on stike 'over treatment of LGBTQ employees' - after union claimed execs ordered them to take down Pride flags

Daily Mail UK ^ | June 23, 2023 | Kamal Sultan

[Morgana]

More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers are set to go on strike next week after a union representing the baristas claimed the company ordered them to take down Pride decorations.

The Starbucks Workers United union previously accused the coffee giant of caving into backlash and failing 'to materially support the LGBTQ+ community' earlier this month.

It said executives had 'banned' stores from displaying rainbow flags and decorations halfway through Pride Month.

Starbucks strongly denied the allegations and hit out at the 'false information that is being spread'.

But the union, which represents over 41,000 workers across more than 325 stores, announced on Friday that workers across America will strike over the 'hypocritical treatment of LGBTQIA+ workers'.

The Starbucks Workers United union took to Twitter to announce the latest strike action which will begin at the company's Seattle Roastery - located just nine blocks from Starbucks' first ever store at the Pike Place Market.

'STRIKE WITH PRIDE! Seattle Roastery leads nationwide Starbucks strike over Starbucks’ hypocritical treatment of LGBTQIA+ workers,' it wrote.

'Over 150+ stores and 3,500 workers will be on strike over the course of the next week.'

More stores are voting on whether to strike so this could rise to nearly 200 by the end of the week.

[Morgana]

Hire "scabs"? I think that is what they are called?

[FLNittany]

Looks like there will be some job openings in the Pacific NW.

[Paul46360]

Add them to the list of companies losing HUUUGE sums of $$$$$$$$ to the RADICAL homos

[rlmorel]

GO! GO!GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO! GO!

[RayChuang88]

Proof even 7-Eleven is better if you're just drinking regular coffee. In fact, I occasionally get coffee there because a medium-size coffee sells for around $1.59, far less than the Starbucks price.

[Ann Archy]

LGBTQPEDOGROOMERS have gotten WAY TOO MUCH POWER OVER NORMAL PEOPLE....US!

[wny]

who cares? their coffee sux...

[1Old Pro]

Oh the huge manatee

[subterfuge]

So less than 10 percent are going to strike. Meh. No one will even notice.

[rktman]

And folks though the CONvid horror was bad.

[NeverTyranny]

Spoiled whiners who did not get their way.

[BrexitBen]

Convenience store coffee is better than Starbucks, and a lot less expensive.

The fact that folks actually line up for this over-priced swill is astounding.

[Reily]

That’s 23 1/3 employees per store!

Over manned a bit, are they?

[1Old Pro]

The fact that folks actually line up for this over-priced swill is astounding.

Same people who stand in line for Apple products (duck).

[rbg81]

Who cares? I don’t drink their coffee anyway.

[BigFreakinToad]

Jimmy crack corn.....

[Morgana]

....and I don’t care

[Red Badger]

[rod5591]

“I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” Genesis 9:13

Rainbow is the sign of God, not of degenerate sodomites. Rainbow “Pride” flags should all be burned.

[libh8er]

Wow. I may even pay $5 for a cup of water at my Starbucks