According to the statement, the representatives expressed their willingness to return to the negotiating table to resolve relevant issues.
Baldwin, the Philadelphia barista and negotiator, said Starbucks needs to invest in the baristas who support its operations.
My hourly wage is now $16.5, but the company announced that it will only increase my salary by 2.5% next year, which means only $0.4 per hour, not even enough to pay for a cup of Starbucks.
According to the union, 98% of its members voted in favor of a strike resolution on the 17th to demonstrate their determination to protest "hundreds of unresolved unfair labor charges." The United Starbucks Workers Union currently represents employees at more than 500 stores in the United States.
"While Starbucks claims to value all employees, we cannot accept australia phone number list wages that effectively invest in baristas and fail to address hundreds of unfair labor issues."
Back in February, the union reached a framework agreement with Starbucks to guide organizing and collective bargaining. The two sides began negotiations based on the framework in April, aiming to resolve issues including several outstanding legal disputes.
The union said in a statement issued on the evening of December 19 that since making the commitment in February, the company has publicly stated many times that it will reach a contract by the end of the year, but so far, it has not put forward any sincere economic proposals to employees.
However, regarding this strike, Starbucks said that this week's bargaining meeting was ended "prematurely" by the union.