Union Issue at Starbucks
Summary:
Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed. More than 300 Starbucks stores in close to three dozen states have had union elections — a stunning number, given not a single company-owned store had a union at this time last year. Even more remarkable is that 80% of them, or around 245 stores, have gone in favor of forming a union.
In retaliation, the company has taken a wide array of measures to aggressively fight the union — from blanketing employee communications with anti-union messaging, including in one-on-one meetings, to announcing raises and benefits for nonunion stores only, to firing workers identified as union leaders.
Question 1
Starbucks claims that employees don’t need a union because the company has always provided for them. Is Starbucks right in its assertion? Why or why not?
Question 2
Starbucks announced raises and new benefits for employees but only in nonunion stores. What are your thoughts on this?
Source:
https://www(dot)npr(dot)org/2022/10/02/1124680518/starbucks-union-busting-howard-schultz-nlrb
Starbucks Union Issue Discussion
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Starbucks Union Issue Discussion
Question 1
The assertion by Starbucks that employees don't need to join unions is misinformed, and nothing could be further from the truth. One of the many reasons Starbucks is wrong is that it faces legal suits in courts concerning unfair labor practices. The over three hundred and twenty-five charges on the unfair treatment of employees indicate the firm employees' dire need to join Labor Unions. Employees indeed need to join the Union so that it can champion their needs with ease. The Union is not present as an enemy of the firm but to act as a bridge between employees and Starbucks and aid it in meeting employee needs more eff...
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