Posted on Nov 18, 2023
St. Louis' unionized Starbucks workers join national ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ strike
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Workers from all eight unionized Starbucks stores in the St. Louis region on Thursday morning joined thousands of the chain's employees across the nation in a “Red Cup Rebellion” strike.
A couple of dozen workers from the Starbucks Workers United union gathered outside a store on Grand Boulevard in Tower Grove, calling for a fair contract and requesting that the coffee giant stop refusing to bargain. It was part of a national one-day strike called the “Red Cup Rebellion,” which comes on Red Cup Day — one of the busiest customer traffic days of the year, when free, reusable cups are handed out.
On promotional days like this, Starbucks union members said orders pile up with lines out the door, leaving an already short staff of workers to deal with angry customers who have had to wait longer than usual for their orders.
A couple of dozen workers from the Starbucks Workers United union gathered outside a store on Grand Boulevard in Tower Grove, calling for a fair contract and requesting that the coffee giant stop refusing to bargain. It was part of a national one-day strike called the “Red Cup Rebellion,” which comes on Red Cup Day — one of the busiest customer traffic days of the year, when free, reusable cups are handed out.
On promotional days like this, Starbucks union members said orders pile up with lines out the door, leaving an already short staff of workers to deal with angry customers who have had to wait longer than usual for their orders.
St. Louis' unionized Starbucks workers join national ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ strike
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good for them...
"Unionized Starbucks employees in the region joined the national “Red Cup Rebellion” strike on Nov. 16. St. Louis baristas from eight unionized Starbucks stores in the area protested at the coffee location on S. Grand Boulevard near Tower Grove Park.
Red Cup Day is a promotional event to jumpstart the new seasonal drinks that come with the holidays. The first 50 to 100 customers ordering a handcrafted seasonal drink at participating stores receive a free reusable cup. The Starbucks Workers United union claims the day is “one of the most infamously hard, understaffed days” for their baristas.
Damien Pruett, 22, who works at the Page and Ball location in Maryland Heights, said Starbucks employees have faced unfair labor practices.
“[Red Cup Day] is by far the most busy day of the year, and we are constantly understaffed, underpaid and the strike is just a reflection of that,” Pruett said. "...
"Unionized Starbucks employees in the region joined the national “Red Cup Rebellion” strike on Nov. 16. St. Louis baristas from eight unionized Starbucks stores in the area protested at the coffee location on S. Grand Boulevard near Tower Grove Park.
Red Cup Day is a promotional event to jumpstart the new seasonal drinks that come with the holidays. The first 50 to 100 customers ordering a handcrafted seasonal drink at participating stores receive a free reusable cup. The Starbucks Workers United union claims the day is “one of the most infamously hard, understaffed days” for their baristas.
Damien Pruett, 22, who works at the Page and Ball location in Maryland Heights, said Starbucks employees have faced unfair labor practices.
“[Red Cup Day] is by far the most busy day of the year, and we are constantly understaffed, underpaid and the strike is just a reflection of that,” Pruett said. "...
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