Re:Starbucks Illegally Withheld Raises and Tips from Union W...
by FireBeyond on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @11:20AM
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The union's goal can be to get to a place where tips are not required in terms of wages, but that doesn't mean they should be required to abstain from receiving tips until they get there.
And doubly so when in the midst of doing all this, Starbucks moves up the wages of their workers, but much less so if you're in the union.
i.e. Now you have a situation where unionized workers are being paid less than non-unionized workers, AND being denied access to tips.
I'm not sure how you can look at that scenario and say "I don't understand the union's grievance". I think it's more than "doesn't like it". Which is why the NLRB sided with them on all points of the issue. Starbucks is only union-hostile and petty about it too - around here they also got in trouble for removing padded foam mats behind counters (for reducing fatigue/foot pain), but only from the unionizing stores, and then tried to claim it was done for "safety" reasons (and had no real answer why, if so, it wasn't being done across the board).
And doubly so when in the midst of doing all this, Starbucks moves up the wages of their workers, but much less so if you're in the union.
i.e. Now you have a situation where unionized workers are being paid less than non-unionized workers, AND being denied access to tips.
I'm not sure how you can look at that scenario and say "I don't understand the union's grievance". I think it's more than "doesn't like it". Which is why the NLRB sided with them on all points of the issue. Starbucks is only union-hostile and petty about it too - around here they also got in trouble for removing padded foam mats behind counters (for reducing fatigue/foot pain), but only from the unionizing stores, and then tried to claim it was done for "safety" reasons (and had no real answer why, if so, it wasn't being done across the board).