Starbucks CEO Affirms Won’t Give Workers Who Join Union Benefits
KOMPAS.COM – Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz announced that salary increases and new benefits for employees.
But the shop union will be exempt from a number of changes the.
The new salary and benefits changes will apply to outlets where Starbucks reserves the right to make these changes independently unilaterally, the company said, reported by The Hill .
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That right doesnt apply in shops where theres a union or trade union organization.
The company says it will invest nearly 1 billion US dollars this fiscal year on initiatives such as salary increases, training and modern collaboration and store innovation, said Tuesdays announcement (3/5/2022).
But for locations that have a union or are in unification process, Starbucks says it will continue to provide raises wages as previously announced in October.
At the time, the company had said it would increase the per rate hourly averaged nearly 17 US dollars/hour, with new ranges 15-23 US dollars for a barista in the summer of 2022.
Other benefits such as extended training, increased sick leave, and credit card tipping will also not apply to the location unions, reports NPR.
Schultz explained that companies do not have the freedom that the same for making repairs at a location that has a union or where union organizing is taking place.
In a tweet, Starbucks Workers United said that they has filed suit against Howard Schultzs threat that stores unions will not receive this benefit.
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