The renowned coffee company imposed new limits on what their baristas can use under their green apronswhich began to govern this Monday.
The Starbucks clothing code orders employees of stores operated by the company and those licensed in the United States and Canada to wear a completely black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim color.
In the previous code, Baristas could use a wider range of dark colors and shirts with patterns. According to the company, these changes will make their green aprons stand out and create a feeling of familiarity for customers while trying to establish a warmer and cozy atmosphere in their stores.
However, the union that represents workers in 570 of the 10,000 Starbucks stores in the United States, Starbucks World United, He assured that the clothing code It should be subject to collective bargaining.
“Starbucks has lost its course. Instead of listening to the baristas that make Starbucks experience what it is, they are focusing on all wrong things, such as implementing a new restrictive clothing code”said the Superbucks shift supervisor in Hanover (Maryland), Paige Summers.
“Customers will not care about what color are our clothes when they are waiting for 30 minutes for a Latte”he added.
For its part, Starbucks He said he would give two free black shirts to each employee When he announced the new clothing code.
Starbucks Workers Union said Wednesday that A total of 1,000 workers had made stops in 75 stores in the United States. Until then, the company had asserted the strike I was having a limited impact on its 10,000 stores operated by the company in the United States and that even in some cases they closed stores for less than an hour.
“It would be more productive if the union put the same effort to return to the negotiating table that they are protesting to wear black shirts to work”Starbucks said in a statement. “More than 99% of our stores are open today serving customers, and they have been all week”broad.
About Starbucks World United
Starbucks Workers United Ha State Trade Unionizing stores in the United States since 2021. Since then, the company and the union have not been able to reach a contractual agreement, Despite having agreed to return to the negotiating table in February 2024.
The guild said that this week He filed a complaint with the National Board of Labor Relations due to the breach of Starbucks to negotiate on the new clothing code.
Source: Ambito
