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Sunglassesatnight81 t1_jd9lr80 wrote

I can’t imagine Going on strike for a good paying job with with no college requirement ,flexible hours and part time benefits

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Lipglossandletdown t1_jd9txe5 wrote

I like it. Every worker should be treated fairly and with dignity at work. I also think unionizing jobs like this, that we don't typically think as needing a union, drives home the point to other professions, like RNs - bc if a barista is organizing to demand a better workplace, why shouldn't RNs? Or EMTs? And so on down the line.

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Paczilla2 OP t1_jd9mdei wrote

Why do you think people strike exactly?

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myhouseisabanana t1_jd9p1qe wrote

Does starbucks not pay better than other coffee shops? I was under the impression that they did and also offered healthcare but maybe I'm mistaken.

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Paczilla2 OP t1_jd9q2ah wrote

Theirs infinite reasons to strike, pay and benefits are only ever part of a working persons days, why should it be the only reasons to strike?

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BurghPuppies t1_jda4s8m wrote

Not going to downvote you because that is one valid perspective. The other perspective is from those people who’ve worked there for years and are still not making a living wage, as well as those who’ve been fired/ had their stores closed for conversations about unions.

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arguchik t1_jdc48qv wrote

And whose fault is it if a store closes because workers dare to talk about unionizing? The workers who want to earn a living wage? Or billionaire Howard Schultz, who owns the company and values paying himself and his stockholders above paying his workers a living wage?

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BurghPuppies t1_jdc5byz wrote

Oh, absolutely Schultz. I’m not defending him at all. Solidly with the workers on this.

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