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| Welcome to Solidarity Saturday, your weekly highlight reel and shortcut to staying plugged in.Videos of baristas using Starbucks’s silica-based blending powder went viral, and baristas want answers. Starbucks’s response? Two sentences that say basically nothing. No safety data, no real explanation, just corporate silence dressed up as an update. That’s the whole problem with not having a union in every store: workers get left in the dark on the stuff that affects their actual health. |
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Here’s this week’s brew:
How Many Versions of Refreshers Do You Think Exist?
Between all the customizations, mods, and off-menu requests, the possible combinations are basically endless, and baristas are the ones expected to keep it all straight. Meanwhile, pay and staffing haven’t budged. Watch the video to see just how deep the Refreshers rabbit hole goes.
The South Keeps Winning: Navarre, FL Votes Union Yes
Add Navarre, FL to the list of Southern stores telling corporate greed to take a hike. They’re now in good company with Kentucky and Arkansas, proof that this fight isn’t slowing down anywhere.
Columbia, MD Says Union Yes, 19 to 3
Congrats to our new union siblings in Columbia, MD! They just voted 19 to 3, and that vote says it all: baristas are done with low pay and chaotic scheduling.
Our union is US, Starbucks partners, fighting to win a better workplace. It’s never too late to organize for better protections, better pay, better hours, and more. Reach out, and we’ll answer any questions you might have about the union we’re building together!
Stay loud, stay in solidarity, and thanks for being here with us!
In solidarity,
Starbucks Workers United
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