* Thanks to the WA State Labor Council for this action idea *
On Monday, Starbucks announced that they plan to close the Capitol Hill location. The official line is that this decision is due to “security incidents”, but the workers tell a different story.
They say that Starbucks refused to take obvious security measures but, a couple months after the location unionized, they were encouraged to start making reports and calling 911 for even small incidents. Then, instead of hiring a security guard like the workers were requesting, the closure was announced.
This same process has happened at several stores in Seattle and more across the country. It is a union-busting technique, and it must be stopped.
Action: Email Starbucks Directors, Sign the Pledge, Contribute to a Hardship Fund
Workers United Seattle is urging all to show their support for Starbucks workers by taking one or more of the following actions:
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Send a direct message to Starbucks District Manager Taylor Pringle ([email protected]) and his boss Regional Director Nica Tovey ([email protected]) to tell them what you think of their actions in your own words. This link has a pre-written email for you to add to.
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Sign the pledge “No contract, no coffee!”: https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H
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Contribute to the hardship fund. A GoFundMe hardship fund has been set up to help Starbucks workers who have been retaliated against or had their store closed. https://www.gofundme.com/f/PNWStarbucksWorkerRelief
Background: https://www.thestranger.com/news/2022/11/23/78738303/the-starbucks-union-busting-playbook
