Starbucks workers push for fair contract
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Michelle Eisen, a bargaining delegate and barista with Starbucks Workers United, says workers are committed and prepared to go as far as necessary to secure a fair contract. She tells Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on "The Close" that the union is demanding better pay, more consistent hours to address understaffed stores, and remedies for outstanding unfair labor practices.
Breakdown
- Over 1,000 Starbucks workers in more than 40 cities have authorized an open-ended strike, the first in the campaign's history. 21s
- Workers are demanding higher take-home pay, better hours, solutions for understaffed stores, and resolution of outstanding unfair labor practices. 35s
- Starbucks has not responded directly to the union despite repeated attempts to resume negotiations over the last six months. 58s
- The last face-to-face meeting between the union and Starbucks was in April, when the company offered no concessions on economic demands. 1m 5s
- Workers say recent policy changes under CEO Brian Nichol have made their jobs more difficult without improving staffing or working conditions. 1m 57s