星巴克在美国经营着1万多家直营店。星巴克表示，① Since the Starbucks trade union launched the strike last Friday, the Starbucks strike has continued for the fifth day. The scope of influence has been extended to more than 300 stores in the US, and more than 5,000 employees are expected to join the strike; ② Starbucks declined to comment on the estimated impact of the strike on overall operations, only stating that the expected impact of the strike was “very limited.”
Financial Services Association, December 25 (Editor Liu Rui) Since the Starbucks trade union went on strike last Friday, as of Tuesday EST, the Starbucks strike has continued for the fifth day. The scope of influence has extended to more than 300 stores in the US, and it is expected that more than 5,000 employees will join the strike.
More than 300 US stores joined the strike
Starbucks operates over 0.01 million direct-run stores in the US. Starbucks said 98 percent of its US stores are still in business, with around 170 stores closed as of Tuesday.
However, the trade unions that initiated this strike gave different figures. They claim that the number of “completely closed” stores has exceeded 290, and more than 300 stores in 45 US states have gone on strike as planned.
The Starbucks Workers' Federation said that this Tuesday's Christmas Eve strike is expected to be the largest strike in Starbucks's history. An Oregon barista said in a union statement: “These strikes are only an initial demonstration of our strength; we have only just begun.”
The union represents Starbucks employees at 525 stores across the US. Currently, these employees have called on strike in 12 major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Seattle, to protest against Starbucks' wages, staffing, and scheduling issues.
The impact of the strike was “very limited”
Starbucks declined to comment on the estimated impact of the strike on overall operations, but said it expected the strike's impact to be “very limited.”
Morning Star analyst Sean Dunlop said, “They (Starbucks) are probably right; they really won't be particularly affected in terms of revenue.”
Earlier this month, Starbucks proposed not to raise wages immediately and guarantee a 1.5% salary increase over the next few years, but it was rejected by the union. The union also said that Starbucks has yet to make “serious and serious financial proposals” to its employees.
Starbucks said union representatives ended negotiations prematurely and “we are ready to continue negotiations when the union returns to the negotiating table.”
