Starbucks to give employees new benefits, but not at unionized locations

[lfromnj]

This is a new low for capitalism. Absolutely scummy.

We live in a world where there is child labor, de facto slavery, fraud, unmitigated industrial pollution, and many other terrible things, not to mention what happened in the past. Yet Starbucks giving workers new benefits is a new low?

No somehow if unionized workers get more thats a good thing, but if non unionized workers get more thats terrible. Its like people are so attached to just the idea of a union.

[lfromnj]

This is a new low for capitalism. Absolutely scummy.

We live in a world where there is child labor, de facto slavery, fraud, unmitigated industrial pollution, and many other terrible things, not to mention what happened in the past. Yet Starbucks giving workers new benefits is a new low?

No somehow if unionized workers get more thats a good thing, but if non unionized workers get more thats terrible. Its like people are so attached to just the idea of a union.

And 88% of workers are non union, so unions =/= workers anymore.

Which is a bad thing because workers have been increasingly s*** on the last several decades in no small part to the decrease of unionization.

The real concern is wage slaves might get uppity and demand an extra dollar an hour and half-assed insurance for their kids, and God forbid maybe you can start voting Democratic like most union people do.

Well the non union workers got most of that without joining a union? Not sure what your issue is. If the union somehow negotiated this for its workers you would be ecstatic because joining a union makes someone super special according to lefties.

[lfromnj]

This is a new low for capitalism. Absolutely scummy.

We live in a world where there is child labor, de facto slavery, fraud, unmitigated industrial pollution, and many other terrible things, not to mention what happened in the past. Yet Starbucks giving workers new benefits is a new low?

No somehow if unionized workers get more thats a good thing, but if non unionized workers get more thats terrible. Its like people are so attached to just the idea of a union.

The issue here is that the company is punishing members for unionizing - they won't receive a pay increase because they are supposed to be part of a union contract, even though the union has not existed long enough to negotiate one. It's a clear scare tactic meant to discourage other locations from unionizing.

Fortunately, Howard Schultz is an utter loser and this sort of dog sweat is unlikely to sway anyone.

No they are rewarding members for not unionizing. Why is it only acceptable to have union workers "earn more" Why can't non union workers earn more?

[lfromnj]

This is a new low for capitalism. Absolutely scummy.

We live in a world where there is child labor, de facto slavery, fraud, unmitigated industrial pollution, and many other terrible things, not to mention what happened in the past. Yet Starbucks giving workers new benefits is a new low?

No somehow if unionized workers get more thats a good thing, but if non unionized workers get more thats terrible. Its like people are so attached to just the idea of a union.

The issue here is that the company is punishing members for unionizing - they won't receive a pay increase because they are supposed to be part of a union contract, even though the union has not existed long enough to negotiate one. It's a clear scare tactic meant to discourage other locations from unionizing.

Fortunately, Howard Schultz is an utter loser and this sort of dog sweat is unlikely to sway anyone.

No they are rewarding members for not unionizing. Why is it only acceptable to have union workers "earn more" Why can't non union workers earn more?

Lol

I'm fine with the company giving workers a base pay raise (though 5% for members who have worked there for 2+ years is rather meager), but this is clearly meant to head off mass unionization. Fifty locations have already unionized and the company risks this movement achieving critical mass if they don't act.

Absolutely and non unionized workers are less ruly so they get rewarded accordingly. Win-Win.