Strike arm at Starbucks: Baristas demand fair contracts!

Strike arm at Starbucks: Baristas demand fair contracts!

In the USA, the Starbucks coffee chain threatens a huge industrial action! The Workers United Union has announced strikes in several cities for Friday morning, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. Around 10,000 employees from over 525 branches could be affected if the negotiations fail to take a collective agreement. Despite repeated commitments on the part of Starbucks, finding solutions by the end of the year, the union has so far not been a serious proposal, which vehemently criticize employees. "Since the promise of February, the company has not complied with its promises," said the union representatives in a written notification on Thursday evening, so reports .

98% of the members vote for strike

The situation is peaking up: according to Investing.com recently voted 98% of the members of Starbucks Workers United for a strike becomes. A warning cannot be clearer! While the collective bargaining negotiations enter the decisive phase, the company has not yet been presented to a comprehensive financial offer. In addition, there are hundreds of unanswered allegations of unfair work practices that burden Starbucks.

The last planned negotiations of the year took place on Tuesday, but a final decision on the implementation of the strike was still pending. Silvia Baldwin, a barista and a member of the negotiating delegation, urges the need to get the negotiations quickly. This demand underlines the pressure on Starbucks, to achieve significant improvements for both the employees and to quickly clarify the unsolved disputes. Starbucks himself has not yet commented on the critical situation. The coming days could be crucial for the chain, especially with regard to the upcoming holidays.