Unionized Starbucks workers vote to strike

Unionized Starbucks workers They voted to approve the strike

“BREAKING: 98% of SBWU baristas voted to allow a ULP strike if necessary — just days before our emergency campaign call on Thursday at 8:30 PM PT/5:30 PM ET,” Starbucks workers said. United on Tuesday on X.

The possible authorization of the strike came in the run-up to the meeting scheduled for Tuesday between Starbucks Workers Union The company for further negotiations.

The union claimed that Starbucks has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unresolved. The union is also calling for higher wages, increased staffing and improved scheduling.

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The timing of a potential strike has not yet been determined by unionized workers.

Thousands of Starbucks workers in more than 525 stores belong to the SBWU.

“It is time to finalize the foundational framework that includes meaningful investments in baristas and resolve accusations of unfair labor practices,” SBWU negotiating delegate Sylvia Baldwin said in a statement.

“We are ready to focus on the future by dissolving ULPs and securing the support and protection we need to do our work well and thrive,” she said. “We know that baristas play a critical role in the operation of a company, which is why we bring practical solutions to the table.”

“It’s so disappointing Union “We are contemplating going on strike rather than focusing on what has been a very productive negotiation,” a Starbucks spokesperson told FOX Business. “Since April, we have scheduled and attended more than eight multi-day bargaining sessions where we reached 30 meaningful agreements on dozens of topics that union delegates told us were important to them, including several economic issues.

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The spokesperson also said the coffee chain “remains committed to working together and is committed to reaching a final framework agreement.”

The union and Starbucks began working on a “constitutive framework” in April, and the two sides last met in September. This meeting happened not long after Brain Nicole He became CEO of a coffee shop chain.

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Nicol announced Monday that the company will double the paid parental leave it offers to U.S. store employees who work at least 20 hours a week. The expanded benefit, which will include up to 18 weeks for birth parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birth parents, will take effect in the spring.

The company’s total workforce was about 361,000 at the end of September, including 211,000 in the U.S. in Starbucks-operated stores, corporate support and other areas.

Reuters contributed to this report.