Starbucks employees in the United States to form the first trade union Starbucks salary how much welfare?

More than a month ago, the coffee workshop reported that the US catering industry was facing the problem of "labor shortage" due to the continuation of COVID-19, so Starbucks proposed an "employee salary increase plan" to solve the serious labor shortage and other problems, and hoped to retain existing employees by raising the wages of all employees.

Draw a key point! This is the third time in two years that Starbucks has announced a pay and benefit adjustment for Starbucks employees!

However, this group of Starbucks partners in the United States, who have been envied by their domestic Starbucks partners, do not seem to be satisfied with the salary increase plan.

Affected by the supply chain crisis and high inflation, American workers are facing new pressures and risks, so many labor partners hope to form trade unions, through trade union organizations to urge companies to raise wages and benefits to fight for more benefits.

Yes, that's right! The partners of Starbucks in the United States have also formed a union. And it passed! On December 9, local time, a partner of a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, passed the decision to form a union by a vote of 19 to 8, which will be the first trade union in the United States in Starbucks'50-year history. After the formal formation of the union, the store will join a branch of the International Union of Service employees, the New York Workers' Union.

Starbucks has always been opposed to the establishment of trade unions. After all, Starbucks hopes to treat all employees as "partners", not a "traditional employment relationship." therefore, if there is anything, they should communicate directly with the company, not through trade unions. In Starbucks' view, direct communication is the most helpful to the development of stores.

But Starbucks' buddies don't think so! Because Starbucks has never shown its sincerity! This time, the partners who support the establishment of a trade union said that before the arrival of COVID-19, the stores were already understaffed and had no money to repair equipment failures. At that time, the partners of the store hoped that Starbucks could invest more money in the compensation and benefits of employees and the operation of the store. at that time, Starbucks also turned a deaf ear to the appeal and had no intention to solve it.

Until August this year, the friends of this store couldn't sit still! They began to petition and vote to form a trade union, so that they could negotiate directly with the company. At the same time, they also said that in order to change Starbucks' attitude towards' partners', it is necessary to change the working environment in the service industry, and unionizing is their first step.

After Starbucks learned about this, he also spent months calling on baristas in Buffalo to vote against the formation of a trade union. It didn't seem to work, so in November it announced a decision to raise wages and benefits again, saying that the decision to raise wages and improve working conditions was not a response to workers' attempts to unionize. However, the goose seems to be useless, so much so that they are still petitioning for the formation of a trade union in December. In this regard, Starbucks does not believe that trade unions are necessary, but will respect workers' right to organize.

Three other Starbucks stores in Buffalo and one in Meza, Arizona, also applied to the Labor Relations Board for a vote to form a union because of the vote. Stores that have already voted will have to wait about a week to form a formal union, as the National Labor Relations Board of the federal government needs time to confirm the results of the vote.

For their own wages and benefits, American partners really "unity is strength"! After reading this article, the domestic Starbucks partner: we have 14 salaries! Are we proud?! We don't envy it! (heart: envy! Cover your face and cry. Jpg)

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