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Call-In/Text-In Action: Demand Starbucks Pay Barista Her Wages!

Fellow Union Members and Friends:

Anna Hurst is a New York City barista, Starbucks Union member, and a single mother of two.

One day in August, Anna went home ill from work at Starbucks. In retaliation, her store manager - abruptly and without notice - denied her any work hours for two full weeks.

Anna needs the money she's owed to put food on the table, pay her bills, and buy Christmas presents for her two children.

Call and/or text message store manager Gwendolyn Krueger today at 551-497-0127 and demand that Starbucks pay Anna what she is owed!

This action for dignity will last seven days, Dec. 5-Dec. 12

Thank you for your solidarity.

--- The IWW Starbucks Workers Union is a grassroots organization of over 200 current and former employees at the world's largest coffee chain united for secure work hours and a living wage. The union has members throughout the United States fighting for systemic change at the company and remedying individual grievances with management. http://www.StarbucksUnion.org

EMERGENCY: Starbucks Union Supporter in Grave Danger in Oaxaca Tonight

Friends:

Eric Larson, an IWW member and long-time supporter of
the SWU, is in grave danger along with many indigenous
workers in a home in Oaxaca. Eric and his companeros
could be seriously wounded or worse tonight and
they're asking for help immediately. Eric is a
thoughtful, kind, and generous unionist and his
comrades are remarkable activists as well. I know you
receive many e-mail pleas but I implore you to take
the time to respond to this one immediately. The
ruling party could lay siege to their home any minute
now. We don't need anymore martyrs ripped from their
families and friends in Oaxaca. The call for help
from Oaxaca follows.

In Solidarity,

Daniel Gross

Please forward widely

Priistas are planning to remove CIPO [grassroots
indigenous organization] out of the neighborhood by
force!

This part of Santa Lucia is enemy territory. It is
near Barricade Three, the Príista attack of last
Friday, and the site of Brad Will's murder. It's also

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Steamed Baristas Shut Down Ft. Worth Starbucks Drive-Thru, Demand Affordable Healthcare and Paid Sick Days for Workers with H1N1

Steamed Baristas Shut Down Fort Worth Starbucks Drive-Thru to Demand Affordable Healthcare and Paid Sick Days for those Diagnosed with H1N1

Press Conference: December 18, 12:00 noon, 8th and W. Rosedale Starbucks, Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX- Baristas and community supporters at the 8th and Rosedale Starbucks shut down the store’s drive-thru this morning and delivered a list of demands including affordable health care options and sick days for those displaying H1N1 or other cold and flu symptoms. Starbucks doubled the cost of the company health insurance plan in September, leaving many workers unable to afford treatment because of sky-high deductibles and premiums.

“We’ve had enough. Baristas should not be forced to expose customers to H1N1 or other contagions and stay sick longer, just in order to be able to make the money they need to support their families and pay astronomical health care costs. We’re making $7.30/hr., that’s a nickel above minimum wage,” said IWW Barista Michelle Cahill.

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This is YOUR victory - Starbucks Union Prevails Over Coffee Giant in Court!

Sisters and Brothers,

Going back to 2004 and continuing to the present, you and your labor unions around the world have risen up in solidarity with IWW baristas at Starbucks and against union-busting by the company. Your support and identification with the grassroots struggle of workers at the world's largest coffee chain was instrumental in yesterday's court victory. This is YOUR victory, a victory for all working people. As corporate dominance continues to crumble from Greece to Chicago to Ecuador, please stay with us as we move toward ultimate justice against Starbucks.

The New York Times article on the court victory is here:

December 24, 2008

Starbucks Loses Round in Battle Over Union

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE, New York Times

A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled on Tuesday that Starbucks had illegally fired three baristas and otherwise violated federal labor laws in seeking to beat back unionization efforts at several of its Manhattan cafes.

The administrative law judge, Mindy E. Landow, found that Starbucks had also broken the law by issuing negative job evaluations to union supporters and prohibiting employees from discussing the union even though the employees were allowed to discuss other subjects not related to work.

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Video: IWW Barista Discusses Starbucks New "Optimal Scheduling"

Liberte Locke, a Starbucks barista and member of the Industrial Workers of the World, discusses the negative impact of "Optimal Scheduling" on workers. She encourages baristas to gain respect for their hard work with the IWW Starbucks Workers Union:

Watch Online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7jLmCetMKI

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