{"id":38422,"date":"2024-12-26T12:07:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=38422"},"modified":"2024-12-26T12:07:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T20:07:51","slug":"workers-strike-at-some-bay-area-starbucks-stores-as-nationwide-action-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/workers-strike-at-some-bay-area-starbucks-stores-as-nationwide-action-expands\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers strike at some Bay Area Starbucks stores as nationwide action expands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By\u00a0Nora Mishanec<\/a>,Breaking & Enterprise Reporter Updated\u00a0Dec 24, 2024 (SFChronicle.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starbucks workers in Petaluma joined a nationwide strike organized by the workers\u2019 union, Starbucks Workers United.Demian Bulwa\/The Chronicle<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees at about a dozen Starbucks stores across the Bay Area walked off the job Tuesday as part of a Christmas Eve strike at locations across the U.S. to highlight what their union said are low wages, unpredictable scheduling and other unfair labor practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strike, which began Friday<\/a>, had expanded to over 300 of the chain\u2019s 10,000 company-operated U.S. stores as of Tuesday morning, with thousands of unionized employees participating in the planned work stoppage, according to the workers union, Starbucks Workers United. In an Instagram post, the union said that the strike is the largest carried out at the coffee chain since organizing began four years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the hundreds of Starbucks stores in the Bay Area, 16 are unionized under Starbucks Workers United, including locations in San Francisco\u2019s Inner Sunset and Castro neighborhoods. Other locations include two Oakland stores, a Berkeley store and a Petaluma store. A union representative estimated that \u201cabout a dozen\u201d Bay Area stores participated in the strike.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In downtown Petaluma on Tuesday morning, workers picketed outside the store holding signs that read \u201cNo contract, no coffee\u201d and \u201cSkeleton crews won\u2019t do.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union said they hoped to send a message to what they characterized as the chain\u2019s \u201cunresponsive management.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re fighting for a living wage, fair scheduling, and accessible benefits at a time when Starbucks seems to prefer investing in CEO Brian Niccol\u2019s $113 million compensation package<\/a>,\u201d the union said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives for Starbucks said around 170 of its 10,000 stores \u201cdid not open as planned\u201d on Christmas Eve. Sara Kelly, an executive vice president, said the strike was expected to have \u201cvery limited impact\u201d on the company\u2019s overall operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company called union demands \u201cunsustainable\u201d and said \u201cno other retailer\u201d can match the \u201ccomprehensive pay and benefits package\u201d it offers employees, which includes \u201chealth care, free college tuition, paid family leave and company stock grants.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach Nora Mishanec: nora.mishanec@sfchronicle.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 24, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nora Mishanec<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BREAKING & ENTERPRISE REPORTER<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nora Mishanec is a San Francisco Chronicle breaking news and enterprise reporter. She joined the paper in 2020 as a Hearst fellow and returned in 2022 after a stint at The Houston Chronicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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