{"id":45202,"date":"2025-11-19T12:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=45202"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:24:51","slug":"starbucks-strike-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/starbucks-strike-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks strike action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo by\u00a0Dominik Pearce<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workers at Starbucks are raising their voices\u2014and we must answer the call.<\/strong> These baristas and caf\u00e9 associates, individuals who greet us every morning with a friendly smile and a warm drink, are demanding something fundamental: safe, dignified, and just working conditions. <\/strong>Supporting them is not just about cheerleading for labor\u2014it\u2019s about fighting for the heart of what fair work means in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, better working conditions are essential because they reflect the respect owed to anyone who earns their living through honest labor.<\/strong> When a Starbucks worker asks for manageable schedules, sufficient break times, adequate staffing, or protection from harassment and illness, they\u2019re asking for the basic dignity every worker deserves. When employees are overworked, under\u2010staffed, or fearful of speaking up, the cost isn\u2019t only theirs\u2014it falls on the quality of service, on communities, on our shared economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, workers at large national chains like Starbucks are front\u2010line examples of how corporate power can erode worker rights unless we stand up. If a major brand doesn\u2019t ensure fair conditions, smaller employers may feel free not to either. The fight at Starbucks thus becomes a bellwether. Supporting these workers sends a message: we will hold major corporations accountable for the labor behind their billions in revenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third, this struggle is deeply connected to broader democratic values: power, equity, collective voice. When workers organize, when they stand together, they reclaim their agency. This counters the growing imbalance between wealth and labor in our society. As we\u2019ve said before when talking about mobilizing in civic space: power to the people<\/em> means workers too. When baristas, shift leads, and caf\u00e9 associates demand fairness, they raise the ceiling of possibility for us all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, there\u2019s an urgent moral call. We live in a world where the gap between those who set policy and those who serve continues to widen. Choosing to support the Starbucks workers is choosing to stand with people\u2014not profits.<\/strong> This is about solidarity, not charity; about rights, not favors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take action now.<\/strong> Together we will stand for workers\u2019 dignity, for justice, for a future where Power to the People<\/em> includes every worker, in every city, in every store.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starbucks Workers United <\/strong>is escalating the pressure by going on strike<\/strong> and they have 3 critical ways you can support workers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Delete the Starbucks app<\/strong> from your phone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do not make purchases at Starbucks for the duration of the strike<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click here<\/a><\/strong> to send a message to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol and let him know you stand with the workers and won\u2019t cross the picket line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Support Starbucks Workers United<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Thanks for taking action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Photo by\u00a0Dominik Pearce\u00a0on\u00a0Unsplash Friends, Workers at Starbucks are raising their voices\u2014and we must answer the call. These baristas and caf\u00e9 associates, individuals who greet us every morning with a friendly smile and a warm drink, are demanding something fundamental: safe, dignified, and just working conditions. Supporting them is not just about cheerleading for labor\u2014it\u2019s… Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45205,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45202\/revisions\/45205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}