Starbucks union rejects company’s proposal for 2% annual raise guarantee
- Starbucks union delegates recently voted to reject the company's latest contract proposal.
- The proposal offered a minimum 2% annual raise but included no immediate pay increase or changes to economic benefits.
- Negotiations for stores organized since 2021 had stalled in February before parties agreed to use a mediator.
- Workers United reported that 81% of the 490 voting delegates rejected the offer.
- The union stated the current offer is insufficient, indicating ongoing disagreement on economic terms despite tentative agreements on other issues.
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Starbucks union delegates involved in contract bargaining voted to reject the coffee chain’s latest proposal that guaranteed annual raises of at least 2%, Workers United said.
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