Submitted 18 hours ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to workreform@lemmy.world
https://www.commondreams.org/news/starbucks-workers-strike
Starbucks Workers United accused the company of “backtracking on our promised path forward” and failing to present a “serious economic proposal” to unionized baristas.
It’s a shame they’re not selling merch with that slogan on it, it’s a banger.
A good way of adding to the strike fund too without needing to attend.
Forward this message to someone that can make shit happen
Strikes don’t work in that case. Strikes only make sense in times where there’s a shortage of labor force. But in this case, the opposite is the case: there’s more than enough potential workers, and that’s why wages are low.
The labor market is a market. It has supply (workers) and demand (jobs). High supply --> lower prices (wages). Higher demand --> higher prices (wages). It’s that
Hopefully this will get people to at least try out their local independent coffee shops. Nice little holiday boost for them, maybe some converts.
x00z@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
It’s not smart to give a timespan for a strike. It just makes the CEOs treat it like a math problem.
One should always strike indefinitely until fairness is achieved.
aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
Dude facts.
This is what happened to the reddit subreddit shutdowns. Reddit just told everyone to hunker down