In September, Brian Niccol became CEO with a compensation package worth at least $113 million. It's worth a shocking 10,000 times the median hourly wage for a barista, "Michelle Eisen, a Buffalo Starbucks barista and bargaining delegate, stated. "In October, we were ready to exchange comprehensive economic proposals. In October, November, and December, Starbucks failed to bring viable economic proposals to the table that included real investment in baristas. This is backtracking on months and months of progress and promises from the company to work toward an end-of-year framework ratification. We're ready to do what it takes to show the company the consequences of not keeping their promises to baristas."
Starbucks Workers United accused the company of failing to present a viable economic proposal despite the company's insistence that they settle the contract by the end of the year. In response, the union is going on an unfair labor practice strike across the country.
SBWU has planned a series of escalating strikes, beginning today and ending December 24. Today, workers will be walking off the job at 15 stores in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Chicago, and the union will announce more locations across the country on subsequent days. By Christmas Eve, hundreds of stores could be on strike.
After the departure of former CEO Howard Schultz, who testified about his anti-union stance before Congress, the company has seemingly become more willing to engage with unionized workers.
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