MorganLeFayDec 16, 2022
Qasim Rashid, Esq.

Coffee drinkers! Listen! Starbucks workers nationwide are starting a 3-day strike today (Friday 12/16) as part of their effort to unionize.

How can you help? Don't cross the picket line. Get your coffee elsewhere. (Preferably at independent coffee shops. Long live small biz).

And spread the word! Make this message viral. Let's hold billionaire corps accountable because worker's rights are human rights. Let's go.

Dec 16, 2022 at 3:31pmWeb
Show threadStefanDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid oh thanks for the reminder!
Show threadRuven PomeranceDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid @stefan I just decided to delete my app for three days
Show threadAteriathDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid For extra credit, never buy from (at least non-unionized) Starbucks again.
Show threadHR Lady Not Named LindaDec 17, 2022
@Ateriath @QasimRashid Independent coffee houses are so much better! I haven't been to Starbucks in well over 10 years
Show threadCatEyeJayneDec 18, 2022
@Ateriath @QasimRashid How can my mom know if her Starbucks is union?
Show threadAteriathDec 18, 2022
@666k9s @QasimRashid Search “starbucks [your town] unionized” and we what pops up probably.
Show threadCatEyeJayneDec 18, 2022
@Ateriath @QasimRashid ok I'll do that, thanks!
Show threadJoanie BlechelDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Their coffee is horrible anyway🤮🤮🤮
Show threadPat-a-cakeDec 16, 2022
@BlechelJ @QasimRashid Agreed. Their coffee always tastes burnt.
Show threadlife after beth Dec 17, 2022
@BlechelJ @QasimRashid it is right? it's overpriced and terrible
Show threadBill BostonDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid No worries. I’m a Dunkies fan anyway. Twice the size and half the cost, and no attitude
Show threadJoe JacksonDec 17, 2022
@BillBoston @QasimRashid the coffee is really underrated and the price is *chef’s kiss*
Show threadGracie GatoDec 17, 2022
@BillBoston @QasimRashid i think McDonald’s coffee is better than dunkies. Bolder taste.
Show threadBill BostonDec 18, 2022
@graciegato @QasimRashid I don’t disagree, but in Boston there are more Dunkin’s than say, churches. Not suggesting that’s a bad thing. Anyway I mostly drink it for its “medicinal value” and I’m shockingly easy to please
Show threadGlenda CopelandDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I’m ordering iced tea and hot tea and organic coffee to make at home
Show threadCindy NeuharthDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Thank you.
Show threadPaulDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid is this in the US only?
Show threadMorganLeFayDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid went to Dunkin instead. Not crossing a picket line. I support those who want a union to protect themselves from being slave labor.
Show threadTofu GolemDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid
I would love to say that I don't get coffee at Starbucks because I don't want to support their anti-union awfulness, but the truth is that I don't buy anything from Starbucks because I don't want diabetes.
Show threadMajestic_SlothDec 16, 2022
@tofugolem @QasimRashid a valid concern there, for sure 😂
Show threadJoe JacksonDec 17, 2022
@tofugolem @QasimRashid or coffee more bitter than sin lol
Show threadRuven PomeranceDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid thank you for posting. If I crossed a picket line my ancestors would haunt me for the rest of my days!
Show threadsnarkyCentristDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid guess I gotta be the schmuck to point out 'striking' in an "at will" state when you're not union will usually get you fired.
There are better ways to push for higher wages than risking your job, like CONSUMERS doing the boycotting and avoidance. #no2starbucks
Show threadLaura HasselbacherDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I started boycotting Starbucks about a month ago when I discovered how they have been treating their employees, especially the unionized ones. Also, their iced tea, while very good, is now nearly $5.00 and that's just too damn much when I can make it at home for very little cost.
Show threadHaplogroup News    Dec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid

#Solidarity #Coffee #UnionStrong
Show threadjoshfjosueDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid agree please support your independent coffeeshops. They put great care in the coffee they serve and the communities they build.
Show threadNot Olivia Wilde's EyesDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Support your local coffee house. We have a GREAT one in my town.
Show threadGuitarGirlDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Honestly folks, it’s not hard to boycott the worst coffee in the universe.
Show threadBerkubernetusDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid any links? I'd like to share this on other social media.
Show threadTauDec 16, 2022

@QasimRashid

do they sell coffee?? wow!! Ionly had it once in my lifetime and tasted of pond or mud.... LOL!!

Show threadColorblind CowboyDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I can’t even remember the last time I bought coffee there. No thanks.
Show threadSaraDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I don’t buy anything from Starbucks, we have a great little coffee shop in my “village.”
Show threadagriffDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid
Long live Peet's!! Been around longer than Starbuck's!!
Show threadHR Lady Not Named LindaDec 17, 2022
@agriff82420 @QasimRashid Gotta admit, I do like Peet's. Their Havana Cappuccino - yum!
Show threadComradeKDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Solidarity to the workers!
Show threadSeph HarrisonDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I make my coffee at home, and if'n I buy coffee out, I hit St Louis Bread Co (Panera to you heathens 😆 ) because their Sip Club makes coffee nearly free.
Show threadAppagal CrochetDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I make my own coffee. Cheaper and better taste.
Show threadBethany RDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid
Show threadKdeeDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid myself and my family will never cross a picket line. #unionfamily #unionstrong
Show threadniaDec 20, 2022
@KDee @QasimRashid #Solidarity 
Show threadMacCruiskeenDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Been boycotting them since they took over the Coffee Connection. That was 27 years ago. Sill mad about it.
Show threadSteve Moore Dec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid re: the Starbucks strike -
For some insight into the coffee trade consider reading Dave Eggers little book - The Monk of Mokha - about growing coffee in its birthplace, war-torn Yemen. Or go whole hog and dive into The Coffee Guide, 4th Edition - https://intracen.org/media/file/5718
And bless the pickers, it is damn hard work. #coffee
Show thread[email protected]Dec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid exactly where I’m sitting right now. Sipping excellent coffee made by friends & neighbours, and no franchise anxiety. Sweet.
Show threadJimbobDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid
I think especially for Multi-Nation languages, we should make a habit of stating where we are talking about...
Show threadDylanDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid it’s times like these I kind of wish I went to Starbucks so I could *not* go to Starbucks in solidarity, but I’ve been anti SB for a long time.
Show threadDrew AbelDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid shoutout the workers!!! Strikes are important for the public display and visualization of the mistreatment of workers everywhere!
Show threadMajestic_SlothDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid my sibling just got hired to a Starbucks so I doubt either of us will rock the boat locally, but I don't drink their coffee anyway, we have Stone Creek coffee where I live in WI and it's expensive but absolutely beautiful coffee. I do 100% support the total unionization of the whole enterprise, and I applaud those taking that difficult stance
Show threadMatthew JonesDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I wasn't aware of this. I can get my caffeine fix somewhere else for a few days. :)
Show threadWilliam B. TurnerDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid. I support their effort to unionize, but I really do not understand why anyone goes to those shit holes to begin with.
Show threadTeamRoseDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid
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I highly recommend an independent coffee shop…
https://www.roosroast.com/
They do all their roasting on premises.
For a true “A2 Hippie experience”…
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Show threadrationalhumanDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid I wish more local coffee shops had better coffee most the char is too much, it’s bitter, or too weak, too strong. It’s really difficult to find quality local shops.
Show threadMichelleDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid ty! I was going to pick up a gift card for a holiday gift but I’ll wait!
Show threadZombieRasputinDec 16, 2022

@QasimRashid

Well shit, I got a drink this morning. I had no idea. :(

Show threadgeewhizDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Aren’t most independent coffee shops non union?
Show threadRed Hair and Black LeatherDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid Damn, it would have to happen during Cranberry Bliss Bar/Birthday period. The only time I actually go to Starbucks. I will have to pull out my baking supplies again!
Show threadDanteDec 16, 2022
@QasimRashid hold strong people. Starbucks has really shown their true colors lately. They care nothing about the partners.