Starbucks baristas are on strike.

Support them by not patronizing Starbucks at all (this includes buying their bagged coffee or merch at the grocery store, etc), until they get a fair contract.

Besides, there are much better coffee places out there.

My favorite is Dutch Bros. but they're not as ubiquitous as Starbucks, so they don't have a full national presence.

There's also Caribou, though they're being run off by Starbucks oversaturation and smaller coffee chains that are better than they are.

Ziggi's is a newish one in my state, haven't tried them but they get good reviews and they appear to be expanding as well.

Dunkin has been around forever but like, their coffee beans aren't the best, so their drinks are mid and they try to make up for that with themes and extra flavors and other sugary stuff, but really, it's mid af. (Dunkin fans don't @ me. I was born in the Northeast where Dunkin and 711 are like, religion. Their coffee isn't great.)

I'm sure there are many others I haven't mentioned here, so try one of them!

You could also just go to a local coffee shop/cafe that isn't a chain. Supporting local business is always a good idea (unless they're yanno, fascist-supporters or something.)

I'm off to caffeinate.

#Starbucks #Strike #StarbucksStrike #Barista #SupportLocalBusiness #Union #UnionWorkers #UnionWork

Labor strikes at Amazon and Starbucks signal escalating tensions between workers and employers. With U.S. union membership at a historic low, it's clear systemic changes are needed to address workers' rights. How can we support fair labor practices in today's economy? Easy. We unionize, we stand in #Solidarity with #unionworkers, and we demand lawmakers take #unionbusting seriously!

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Massive #GroceryStore Chain Merger That Irked Courts, Is Off After Being Blocked By Federal Judges, Now The Army Of #Lawyers From One Jilted Party Are Suing The Other Proposed Partners In #Supermarket #Lawfare... One side is alleging a willful breach of contract saying other party was not doing enough to win regulatory approval for the #merger.

In The Works Since Announced In 2022, The Proposed #Merger Would Have Involved #Kroger who also operates as Fred Meyer and #QFC, as well as #Albertsons parent corp of #Safeway. Tens of thousands of #unionworkers would've been affected. Kroger, in a statement in response, said Albertsons is deflecting its own responsibility.

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5225411/albertsons-sues-kroger-grocery-supermarket-merger

https://www.denver7.com/news/national/a-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-the-proposed-supermarket-merger-of-kroger-and-albertsons

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/12/11/albertsons-sues-kroger-after-oregon-washington-judges-block-24-6-billion-merger/

Liz Shuler endorses Kamala Harris, as president of and first woman to lead the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, representing 60 national and international unions and nearly 13 million workers. Her home union is IBEW, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/01/harris-president-labor-movement-working-women-election

#UnionWorkers

Ah, yes. It is the union workers that have crippled production, and not the management that has their heads so far up their own asses that QA is a word they no longer know.

Nice knowing you're up their asses too, Associated Press.

Talking of Boeing:

https://www.thedailyisotope.com/2024/10/23/boeing-ceo-experiences-unscheduled-disassembly-in-mid-speech/

#USNews #Boeing #UnionWorkers #AssociatedPress #JournalisticBullshit

'Auto Workers for Trump' Admit They Aren't Actually Autoworkers

https://www.newsweek.com/auto-workers-tshirts-vance-michigan-rally-union-1966058

#unions #UnionWorkers #UAW #gaslighting