Posted on May 25, 2022
Starbucks workers in Independence become the first in Missouri to vote for a union
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..."“We really hope through collective bargaining that we can show them that this is pay that we need and pay that will also benefit them and will overall improve the customer experience,” Miller said. Employees also alleged discrimination and unsafe working conditions at the store.
Skyler Mickey, a barista at the store, said she was not comfortable working under some of the conditions.
“They put us through a lot of really not sanitary work conditions,” Mickey said. “I realized how wrong that was for not only us but for the people who came to our store.”
The union push comes after a flurry of employees at nearly 200 Starbucks stores across the country have petitioned to form unions. Starbucks Workers United helped the Independence employees organize.
Baristas at the café in Independence became the second group in the Kansas City area to vote to unionize at a Starbucks. Workers at a store in Overland Park voted to form a union last month. Starbucks contested several votes in that election."
..."“We really hope through collective bargaining that we can show them that this is pay that we need and pay that will also benefit them and will overall improve the customer experience,” Miller said. Employees also alleged discrimination and unsafe working conditions at the store.
Skyler Mickey, a barista at the store, said she was not comfortable working under some of the conditions.
“They put us through a lot of really not sanitary work conditions,” Mickey said. “I realized how wrong that was for not only us but for the people who came to our store.”
The union push comes after a flurry of employees at nearly 200 Starbucks stores across the country have petitioned to form unions. Starbucks Workers United helped the Independence employees organize.
Baristas at the café in Independence became the second group in the Kansas City area to vote to unionize at a Starbucks. Workers at a store in Overland Park voted to form a union last month. Starbucks contested several votes in that election."
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