“Some members of Starbucks’ union of more than 10,000 baristas have walked off the job in several U.S. cities, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and work schedules.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
Some members of Starbucks’ union of more than 10,000 baristas have walked off the job in several U.S. cities, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and work schedules. This is reported by Reuters. The five-day strike, which began Friday, Dec. 20, and closed Starbucks locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, will expand to Columbus, Denver and Pittsburgh through Saturday, the union said in a statement. At Starbucks, Workers United, which represents workers at 525 stores across the U.S., said late Thursday that the strikes would intensify daily and could reach “hundreds of stores” across the country by Christmas Eve. “An estimated 10 of the company’s 10,000 stores did not open today,” Starbucks said, adding that there was no significant impact on store operations on Friday. About 20 people joined the picket outside a Starbucks on Chicago’s North Side, battered by snow and wind, but they cheered in response to the honks of passing cars.