The barista walkout at Starbucks expanded on Tuesday, as more employees joined the five-day labor action against the coffee giant, which ended later in the day.
The Seattle-based company and the union representing workers at 525 stores nationwide offered conflicting figures about the number of locations affected. Starbucks Workers United said it expected the walkout to expand to more than 300 stores and about 5,000 employees by Tuesday. However, Starbucks said about 170 Starbucks locations did not open as planned on Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
With more than 10,000 company-operated stores, 98% of Starbucks stores remain open, employing approximately 200,000 employees who “are continuing to serve customers during the holidays,” Starbucks said in an email statement to CBS MoneyWatch on Tuesday. Said.
Employees at more than 60 stores in 12 major cities walked off the job on Monday, in a Christmas Eve expansion the union described as its biggest ever.
“Half the baristas in my store drive 30 minutes one way because they can't afford to live close to work,” Lauren Hollingsworth, a barista in Ashland, Oregon, said in a union release. ,” he added.
walkout started on fridaycoinciding with the holiday shopping season, and expanded to include More stores are scheduled to open in additional cities over the weekend, as employees are protesting the lack of progress in contract negotiations with the Seattle-based company.
Where Starbucks strikes are happening
According to the union, baristas have protested and closed Starbucks locations in 13 metro areas in recent days. This includes the following locations:
- boston
- chicago
- Columbus, Ohio
- denver
- los angeles
- new york city
- philadelphia
- pittsburgh
- portland, oregon
- seattle
- St. Louis
- tucson
Active picket lines planned for Tuesday include the following 10 locations, the union said:
- Atlanta 10830 Haynes Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 12 pm ET
- Buffalo, NY 933 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 12pm EST
- Chicago 5964 N Ridge Ave, Chicago, IL 12am CST
- Columbus, Ohio 88 East Broad St., Columbus OH 43215 12 pm EST
- Dallas 2300 S Loop 288 Denton, TX 12am CST
- Los Angeles 3241 N Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 10am PST
- NYC: Manhattan 444 Broadway, New York, NY 12 pm EST
- Philadelphia 1528 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 9am EST
- PORTLAND 720 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 12am PST
- Seattle Pike Street Roastery, 1124 Pike St, Seattle, WA 1 pm PST
According to the union, the company has failed to honor a commitment it made in February to reach a labor agreement this year.
The union said Friday that Starbucks has proposed an economic package that includes no new pay increases for now-unionized baristas and a 1.5% raise in future years.
Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week. The coffee chain said its wages and benefits are already as high as $30 an hour for those who work at least 20 hours a week.
“We look forward to continuing negotiations when the union returns to the bargaining table,” Sarah Kelly, Starbucks executive vice president and chief partner office, said in a statement. statement Posted by the company on Monday.
The union also wants Starbucks to resolve outstanding legal issues, including hundreds of unfair labor practice allegations that workers have filed with the National Labor Relations Board. The agency has also opened or settled hundreds of charges against Amazon. On Thursday, the day before the Starbucks walkout, the Teamsters union declared a strike At seven Amazon delivery hubs.