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According to one Starbucks worker, “they” are living off “99 cent iced tea and spaghetti and meatballs from a can” because “they/them” is making a wage that the left would not define as “livable.” Unclear when a Starbucks career became a six-figure income, but employees nationwide can’t stop and won’t stop until this becomes reality.

Employees all over the country are on strike, calling for the company to end union busting and finalize a fair union contract.”

According to Starbucks Workers United:

As the holiday rush sets in for Starbucks, union baristas’ historic Red Cup Rebellion grew again in strength and power Thursday as hundreds of new union Starbucks baristas across the country joined the unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. Union baristas’ open-ended ULP strike began on Red Cup Day, November 13, and has gained momentum and solidarity from supporters each week since. Over 180 state and local elected officials sent a letter to Starbucks on Wednesday calling for the company to end union busting and finalize a fair union contract.

“As the holiday season ramps up, our movement is growing in power. For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause,” Isabel Gonzalez (she/her), 3-year Starbucks barista from California who walked out on ULP strike on Thursday. “Starbucks can’t power the holidays without baristas like me. We’re critical to the entire Starbucks experience. That’s why we won’t stop fighting until Starbucks stops union busting and we win the fair contract we need to help us thrive.”

Union stores in the following cities joined the ongoing open-ended ULP strike on Thursday: Little Rock, Ark.; Capitola, Calif.; Oakland, Calif.; Denver, Colo.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Urbana, Ill.; Prairie Village, Kan.; Northampton, Mass.; Urbana, Md.; Roseville, Minn.; Affton, Mo.; Kansas City, Mo.; Saint Louis, Mo.; Columbus, Ohio; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Ontario, Ohio; Upper Arlington, Ohio; Eugene, Ore.; Portland, Ore.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Columbia, S.C.; West Valley City, Utah; North Chesterfield, Va.; Bellingham, Wash.; Olympia, Wash.; Seattle, Wash.; Walla Walla, Wash.; and Cheyenne, Wyo.

While I can get behind the idea that Baristas should be fairly compensated, this is not a job that requires what you would call “competence.”

It’s also comical how they/them talks about the CEO's salary as if that money should have been given to the baristas. Just breaking it down, according to him, Brian Niccol made $96 million in four months. If you get rid of that entire salary and give it to 381,000 employees nationwide, each employee would have gotten an extra $252. That’s it. He could have bought over 200 iced teas with that or 200 cans of spaghetti. That is the best bet they would have if the CEO donated his entire four-month salary.

So, in other words, they can increase their salary, but that would mean your overpriced coffee would be even more expensive, likely meaning fewer people would be able to afford it. This also means that it could end up with less demand, which means fewer employees. This could also mean that that extra $252 would turn into $0 if they/them was forced to be let go. I don't know. You do the math.

That being said, if they truly believe they deserve a higher wage, then they ought to make a more convincing argument. Because this whole “give me more” for less work is not really appealing if you ask me. What do you think?

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