SBWorkersUnited

SBWorkersUnited We're a worker-led union of 12,000 Starbucks partners across 650 stores. Change is brewing, and we're organizing for a better workplace for all!

PARTNERS: Ready to organize with us, or have questions about our union? Visit https://bit.ly/m/SBWU

05/30/2026

When Starbucks management, HR, and corporate all won’t listen to us, taking action as a union is the only way to get the changes we need. Starbucks has one of the highest CEO-to-worker pay gaps in the entire country, and we’re seeing them pour money into executive bonuses, private jets, and influencer PR instead of taking care of their workers.

It would cost Starbucks LESS THAN ONE DAY’S SALES to finalize a fair union contract and fix all of the problems baristas address in this video. Until things move at the bargaining table, we’ll keep taking actions and escalating until Starbucks does the right thing!

05/29/2026

Starbucks has an opportunity to do the right thing as they call Nashville their home: settle a fair union contract and end the union-busting! Thank you to members of the Nashville Metro Council like for standing with the working class!

Union baristas have been busy. Here’s a recap about what’s been happening over the last couple weeks:��- Partners won th...
05/27/2026

Union baristas have been busy. Here’s a recap about what’s been happening over the last couple weeks:��

- Partners won the 700th union election (and then some!)… congratulations to partners in Alabama, Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, and New York!��

- As Starbucks opens up new corporate offices in Nashville, TN, workers organized to let the company know Nashville is a union town! We rallied with members of the city’s metro council and community leaders. If Starbucks is going to call Nashville home, they need to follow labor law and stop union-busting.��

- According to recent reports, United Nations human rights experts sent a letter to Starbucks and the US government, asking them to address questions about incidents where the company called the police on baristas and harassed workers who were participating in federally protected protests.

- In Evanston, IL, Mayor Daniel Bliss joined Starbucks workers to call on the company to comply with the city’s Fair Work Week laws and finalize fair union contracts. Mayor Bliss told reporters the city has heard credible allegations of law violations by Starbucks.

- Allies, customers, and baristas took to the streets over the weekend for a Community Day of Action! Nationwide, allies spoke with Starbucks customers and shared our union’s fight to get the company to bargain in good faith. Many were surprised that it would cost Starbucks LESS THAN ONE DAY’S SALES to finalize fair union contracts for over 12,000 baristas. Thank you to everyone that joined us!��

REMEMBER: DON’T BUY STARBUCKS until the company finalizes those union contracts! No contract, no coffee!

Let’s see how the comment section on corporate Starbucks posts are going
05/26/2026

Let’s see how the comment section on corporate Starbucks posts are going

05/21/2026

Starbucks can’t run from their baristas forever! Our union of over 12,000 partners have already won big changes in the company - from credit card tipping and expanded parental leave, to in-store improvements and a nationwide reversal on Pride bans - and the more we take action and organize together, the more we’ll win. Congrats to partners in Illinois, Alabama, and Texas who won this week, and if you have questions about how it’s better in a union, reach out at the link in our bio

05/20/2026

to love is to unionize ✊

thank you for the shout out

05/19/2026

The reaction from customers at the end 😨 (background below!)

Big props to workers in Santa Cruz who took action after new management came in. Around the country, the story is the same: baristas are struggling with unrealistic standards, harassment, unnecessary discipline, inadequate scheduling, and low pay. That’s why we’re organizing our union with partners at nearly 700 stores! With our union, we have a real, material way to fight back against unfair treatment, as well as protect ourselves if bad management comes into our stores.

After this video was taken, Mission & Dufour’s manager was moved out of their store. Demand with us that the company finalizes fair union contracts with protections that help prevent bad situations with management from happening in the first place!

UNION ALLIES: It’s time to take action in support of workers! Join us Saturday, May 23rd for a Day of Action in your com...
05/17/2026

UNION ALLIES: It’s time to take action in support of workers! Join us Saturday, May 23rd for a Day of Action in your community.

Allies and baristas are hitting the ground to turn the heat up on Starbucks and demand an end to their egregious union-busting. We know that when customers speak up, Starbucks listens! Your action can help over 10,000 baristas fighting for better pay, hours, protections, and more.

Get more info and RSVP at the link in our bio, or go to your internet browser and type in bit.ly/sbwumay23 . Let’s show greedy corporations like Starbucks what happens when they mess with the working class!

U.N. experts received information alleging “ongoing and widespread” threats, harassment, and intimidation against Starbu...
05/16/2026

U.N. experts received information alleging “ongoing and widespread” threats, harassment, and intimidation against Starbucks workers, a March 10th letter recently made public states.

Since 2021, Starbucks baristas have spoken up and documented instances of misconduct and unfair treatment from the company, especially during workers’ fight for improved conditions in a finalized union contract. Notably, police have been called on baristas who have engaged in peaceful and protected activities, such as picketing and leafleting.

The United Nations Human Rights Council has called on Starbucks and the U.S. government to respond to these allegations. As it stands, Starbucks is the largest violator of labor law in modern U.S. history, and over 10,000 baristas have organized unions in 100s of stores to fight for better pay, hours, protections, accessible benefits, and more. The U.N. says the company may be violating the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and other international law protections.

Union Starbucks workers are continuing to ask customers to support them by not buying Starbucks products until the company finalizes fair union contracts.

Read more on Reuters (link in our story).

If Starbucks wants to call Nashville home, they need to follow the law. Join us on Tuesday, May 19th at 5:30pm CT to sho...
05/15/2026

If Starbucks wants to call Nashville home, they need to follow the law. Join us on Tuesday, May 19th at 5:30pm CT to show Starbucks that our city stands with workers fighting for a fair union contract and an end to their unfair labor practices!

As Starbucks opens up their new Nashville corporate offices, baristas and local leaders will be rallying before Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting. Why? Starbucks is the leading violator of labor law in modern history, and has engaged in one of the most egregious union-busting efforts against their workers.

Hundreds of unfair labor practices at Starbucks are currently unresolved. On top of this, Starbucks is attempting to bargain regressively (another unfair labor practice!) during union negotiations. All while the issues baristas experience daily - low pay, inaccessible hours, weakening benefits, unfair discipline, and more - aren’t addressed.

We’ll see you at 1 Public Square STE 100 this Tuesday!

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