The Washington Post Exclusive Howard Schultz’s fight to stop a Starbucks barista uprising Starbucks’s CEO saw his unionizing baristas as a threat to his life’s work. The pandemic had exhausted Starbucks workers, driving attrition to the highest levels in the company’s history. His plea failed, and in December 2021 the first Buffalo stores voted to be represented by Starbucks Workers United. “I’ve never met a businessman like him,” said Richard Bensinger, a longtime organizer who was working with the Starbucks baristas. In the days that followed, Martinez told Schultz that she had delivered drinks to Ellie’s parents at their home.

Source: Washington Post October 09, 2022 11:27 UTC