Posted on Jun 24, 2022
Starbucks at 4th & Vine is first Cincinnati store to unionize
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Workers at the Cincinnati Starbucks at Fourth and Vine voted 9-1 Thursday afternoon to join a union. It’s the first Starbucks in the area to unionize.
Lou Shamblin works at the store and helped organize the union vote.
“I think the reason that we all pursued this instead of finding a different job is because we all truly care about each other and we care about our work and what happens there,” Shamblin said.
Shamblin says staff were concerned about safety measures, proper training, and general lack of support from management.
A majority of staff petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union vote back in April.
“We got it pretty quickly compared to some of the other stores — just in a couple of weeks,” Shamblin said. “We all love Starbucks, and we all love working for the company, but sometimes we just didn't see the support in management that we would have hoped.”
Lou Shamblin works at the store and helped organize the union vote.
“I think the reason that we all pursued this instead of finding a different job is because we all truly care about each other and we care about our work and what happens there,” Shamblin said.
Shamblin says staff were concerned about safety measures, proper training, and general lack of support from management.
A majority of staff petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union vote back in April.
“We got it pretty quickly compared to some of the other stores — just in a couple of weeks,” Shamblin said. “We all love Starbucks, and we all love working for the company, but sometimes we just didn't see the support in management that we would have hoped.”
Starbucks at 4th & Vine is first Cincinnati store to unionize
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Lou Shamblin, one of the leaders at the Vine Street store, told CityBeat in April, "I was inspired to start unionizing because I did not feel that corporate management was giving us partners the proper support. This entails security, wages and other benefits. Other stores across the nation were what really inspired us to join the labor movement. I believe that seeing corporate pushback in other stores, from unfair firings to corporate presence, is what really opened my eyes to why this was important. I truly believe that unionization will put power into the hands of partners who feel unheard under the current Starbucks management system."
In May, Starbucks locations in Columbus and Cleveland became the first in the state to unionize. Starbucks employees at those stores cited concerns about COVID safety measures, burnout and unlivable wages amid the company's record-breaking first quarter revenue growth as reasons for seeking unionization.
While similar grievances were vocalized by Vine Street Starbucks workers, Shamblin noted that for their store in particular, they wanted to place a unique emphasis on "partner individuality."...
..."Lou Shamblin, one of the leaders at the Vine Street store, told CityBeat in April, "I was inspired to start unionizing because I did not feel that corporate management was giving us partners the proper support. This entails security, wages and other benefits. Other stores across the nation were what really inspired us to join the labor movement. I believe that seeing corporate pushback in other stores, from unfair firings to corporate presence, is what really opened my eyes to why this was important. I truly believe that unionization will put power into the hands of partners who feel unheard under the current Starbucks management system."
In May, Starbucks locations in Columbus and Cleveland became the first in the state to unionize. Starbucks employees at those stores cited concerns about COVID safety measures, burnout and unlivable wages amid the company's record-breaking first quarter revenue growth as reasons for seeking unionization.
While similar grievances were vocalized by Vine Street Starbucks workers, Shamblin noted that for their store in particular, they wanted to place a unique emphasis on "partner individuality."...
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Good. It's time for the West Coast Corporate Giant to reap what they sow. Lets see how much they like it. I hope they get Ben & Jerry's next.
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