Why Starbucks Workers Are Striking on One of the Busiest Days of the Year
Thousands of Starbucks baristas across the country are on strike Thursday, one of the coffee giant’s biggest sales days of the year, as part of organizers’ longterm fight for better wages, benefits, and the right to bargain.
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00:00 No coffee, no contract, no coffee, no contract, no coffee, no contract, no coffee.
00:07 Contracts only, what's the point, contracts only, what's the point, contracts only, what's the point, contracts only.
00:14 What do we want? Contracts. And when do we want it? Now.
00:18 If we don't get it? Shut it down. If we don't get it? Shut it down.
00:22 If we don't get it? Shut it down.
00:24 Don't cross the big lines. Workers want rights.
00:31 So basically, we've been trying to negotiate with Starbucks, but they won't do anything to not meet with us.
00:41 So they'll stall or they'll appoint another day for them to meet with us.
00:46 But not much has been said on their side again. They've just been quiet on their side.
00:51 Don't cross. Union busted.
00:54 I think Starbucks has been retaliating against us and we just want them to hear our side of the story
01:02 because we've been dealing with a lot of issues on-going in the stores, whether that's staffing issues, improper hours given to the employees,
01:11 not many people giving the proper breaks, or it's just a lot of things that just doesn't benefit our workplace environment.
01:19 Workers on strike. Don't cross the big lines.
01:23 This can be a history for us. It's one of the biggest deals that it has for us.
01:28 And it'll make a big difference in our lives if we start to see some changes.
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