I work at a Starbucks in Lower Manhattan. My store is decorated all red and green now as the company’s biggest sales day of the year, Red Cup Day, approaches next week. My co-workers and I are already showing our customers the fa-la-la-la-love.
But I’m sick and tired of what’s going on. Over the past 5 years, nearly 13,000 of us at close to 700 stores nationwide have voted to come together in a union — but we still don’t have a union contract. The problem isn’t our reasonable demands:
- 3 workers always on the floor and predictable scheduling;
- $17/hr starting wage and 4% annual raises for economic security;
- protections against discrimination, harassment, unfair discipline;
- improvements to workplace safety; and
- no more union busting. (Yes, according to the judges at the National Labor Relations Board, Starbucks has committed hundreds of federal labor law violations.)
Instead, the problem is disgusting corporate greed from a multi-billion-dollar company, whose CEO defends $9 lattes in an economy where we’re all hurting. That’s why we’re boycotting Starbucks. Be a part of this. Be the change you want to see. Or please persist if you’re already part of the solution.
PLEDGE to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS!
We need to show a united front.
Yesterday, we kicked off the Starbucks Boycott Truck Tour in New York City and we’ll be making stops across the country — Chicago, Atlanta, and LA. We’re making our voices heard far and wide as we fight for the money, power, and respect we’re owed!
The moment is now. ‘Tis the season to pledge to boycott!
In unity,
Mina Leon
Starbucks Barista
Manhattan, NY
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