NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoCalls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activitieswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1652arrow-down18
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minus-squareThe Giant Korean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43arrow-down2·11 months agoWe stopped going. Our local coffee shop is better anyway. Support your local businesses!
minus-squarePhrey@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down16·11 months agoHow’s the union there?
minus-squaremondo_brondo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoI’d bet the locally owned coffee shop is operated by the owner and maybe a few other employees. Not really much of an opportunity to unionize there.
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 months agoIt’s a valid question, but also missing the forest for the trees. The point of unionization is so you can have negotiation power. At a local coffee shop where you’re one of 4 employees, you have negotiation power.
We stopped going. Our local coffee shop is better anyway.
Support your local businesses!
How’s the union there?
I’d bet the locally owned coffee shop is operated by the owner and maybe a few other employees. Not really much of an opportunity to unionize there.
It’s a valid question, but also missing the forest for the trees.
The point of unionization is so you can have negotiation power. At a local coffee shop where you’re one of 4 employees, you have negotiation power.