Workers United represents more than 490 of Starbucks’ U.S. cafes and over 10,000 of its employees.
Starbucks and Workers United are negotiating a framework for collective bargaining agreements for unionized cafes.CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee chain is committed to bargaining in good faith with the union that represents many of its baristas, as the two sides work to craft a labor deal."I deeply respect the right of partners to choose, through a fair and democratic process, to be represented by a union," Niccol wrote on Tuesday in a letter to the union obtained by CNBC.
Three years ago, Starbucks baristas started unionizing under Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. For two and a half years, the coffee giant tried to curb the union push, leading to battles that played out in headlines, social media and courts.Connecting your phone to rental car infotainment system? There is a big, hidden privacy risk
Niccol joined Starbucks several weeks ago, making him a newcomer to the union discussions. In his previous role as CEO offormer employees of an Augusta, Maine, location $240,000 as part of a settlement for closing the restaurant when workers tried to unionize. Chipotle denied any wrongdoing. Today, Workers United represents more than 490 of Starbucks' U.S. cafes and over 10,500 of its employees. The company has more than 16,700 locations in the U.S., more than half of which are owned by the company.Forecast
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