Starbucks raising US workers' pay as union effort looms
Source: AP
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Starbucks said Wednesday it is raising its U.S. employees pay and making other changes to improve working conditions in its stores.
The Seattle-based coffee giant said all of its U.S. workers will earn at least $15 and up to $23 per hour by next summer. In late January, employees with two or more years of service will get a 5% raise, while those with five or more years of service could receive up to a 10% raise. Workers can also get a $200 recruitment bonus to help attract new employees.
In a letter to employees, Starbucks North America President Rossann Williams said the pay raises not only support workers but will enhance recruitment efforts in a challenging labor market. Starbucks said its the third time in 24 months that it has raised workers pay.
The action comes amid some worker unrest for the company. Employees at three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, are trying to form a union to give them greater leverage on issues like understaffing of stores and worker training. The group, Starbucks Workers United, has filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board seeking union votes.
The "Siren" logo hangs outside a Starbucks Coffee shop, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Boston. Starbucks said Wednesday, Oct. 27 it is raising its U.S. employees pay and making other changes to improve working conditions in its stores. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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TheBlackAdder
(28,167 posts).
This still hasn't happened so who knows if they will honor that.
I believe it when I see it, because Starbucks sometimes talks big and doesn't deliver.
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PSPS
(13,580 posts)STARBUCKS SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
2021 PROXY STATEMENT
Kevin Johnson - president and chief executive officer
2020 $14,665,575
2019 $19,241,950
2018 $13,382,480
Patrick J. Grismer - executive vice president, chief financial officer
2020 $ 4,284,900
2019 $11,208,751
Rosalind G. Brewer - group president, Americas and chief operating officer
2020 $7,207,934
2019 $8,016,496
2018 $9,152,082
John Culver - group president, International, Channel Development and Global Coffee & Tea
2020 $6,466,454
2019 $6,744,324
2018 $5,907,186
Lucy Helm - executive vice president, chief partner officer
2020 $4,421,693
2019 $4,206,515
2018 $3,387,951
See how much of a hit ol' Kev took! In the pandemic-hampered 2020, using 2,080 working hours in a year, his hourly "compensation" fell from $9,250/hour to a meager $7,050/hour. OMG! That's only 470 times what a revenue-producing employee makes!!11! OMG!!11! What will the neighbors say?
rpannier
(24,328 posts)After the vote I suspect
At which time the company will change its mind
cstanleytech
(26,236 posts)a skeleton crew on purpose with hiring signs up but failing to actually to do it as well as reduce the workers hours even more.
Withywindle
(9,988 posts)Union or bust