OAN Staff James Myers
10:02 AM – Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The union representing Starbucks baristas announced Tuesday that the strike against the coffee chain has expanded to more than 300 stores, leaving about 10,000 workers out of work on Christmas Eve.
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Striking baristas from more than 50 cities, including Dallas, Denver, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Chicago, have been crossing picket lines since Friday demanding better wages and working conditions.
However, it is unclear how much damage the shutdown has caused to Starbucks' business.
According to company filings obtained by the agency: new york timesThe average Starbucks store in the U.S. makes between $4,000 and $8,000 during regular business hours.
According to the company, the number increases even more during the holidays. times.
The strike is scheduled to end on Tuesday, and employees are scheduled to report to their stores on Christmas Day.
Starbucks said earlier this week that the strike would not have a major impact on its operations because only a small number of its U.S. stores were affected.
The union that started the strike, Starbucks Workers United, represents employees at more than 500 company-owned stores, about 5% of the total number of stores operated in the United States.
Currently, Starbucks operates more than 11,000 stores and employs approximately 200,000 people in the United States.
The company has so far rejected the union's demands, saying they are unreasonably high.
“Workers United's proposal calls for an immediate minimum wage increase of 64% for our hourly partners, and 77% during the three-year term,” Starbucks said in a statement over the weekend.
“This is not sustainable,” the coffee chain said.
Negotiations between Starbucks and the union reached a crossroads over unresolved issues over wages, staffing and scheduling, leading to the strike.
Additionally, Starbucks began negotiations with the union in April. This month, it announced that it had held more than eight negotiation sessions and reached agreements on 30 issues.
Starbucks says its employees now earn an average salary of more than $18 an hour and, with benefits, are worth more than $30 an hour.
The company added that it was “ready to continue negotiations to reach an agreement.” “We need unions back to the table.”
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