| Friend, Lexi Rizzo had a sterling eight-year record as a Starbucks employee, even being promoted to shift supervisor. And when she began to organize her fellow employees to unionize, Starbucks couldn’t wait to get rid of her. The corporation waited until she was a few minutes late to work one day -- and then fired her.(1) Starbucks has fired more than 200 workers for unionizing, but the baristas haven’t let that stop them -- more than 350 stores have organized.(2) September 14 is officially a Starbucks Workers United Day of Action, and we can show we’re with the baristas by telling Starbucks to bargain with the union. Sign our petition on behalf of Starbucks Workers United!
Firing workers is one of the hundreds of labor violations the National Labor Relations Board has found Starbucks guilty of committing.(3) The corporation, which profited nearly $24 billion in the last year, has closed stores that have begun the union process.(4) The corporation has refused to let unionized stores use software to help workers collect tips from credit card purchases. District managers have turned down transfer requests from unionized employees. They’ve held mandatory anti-union meetings.(5) Workers deserve to have a voice in negotiating pay, benefits, and how they are allocated. Starbucks employees are no exception. As you grab your latte on September 14, let your local Starbucks employees know that you support the union. And please add your name to our Starbucks Workers United petition demanding that Starbucks come to the table and stop union busting! Thank you for joining the fight. –Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jen, and Lindsay (and the rest of the Courage team)
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