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

[Devout Centrist]

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.

[Devout Centrist]

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.

[Devout Centrist]

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

Think you mean 'unruly', sir. And in any case, this is more an indictment of Starbuck's policies towards its workforce more than anything else.