Starbucks – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 03 May 2024 21:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 U.S. labour board accuses Starbucks of pay disparity https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/u-s-labour-board-accuses-starbucks-of-pay-disparity/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126098 A regional office of the National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks Corp. is violating U.S. labour law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize. The labor board’s Seattle office filed the complaint late Wednesday against Starbucks. The complaint is based on charges filed by Workers United, the union […]

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]]> Unionized Starbucks employees face hard work of bargaining in drive for better pay, benefits https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/unionized-starbucks-employees-face-hard-work-of-bargaining-in-drive-for-better-pay-benefits/ Tue, 31 May 2022 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=122068 It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks Corp. workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores. But when the celebrations die down, a daunting hurdle remains: to win the changes they seek — like better pay and more reliable schedules — unionized stores must sit down with Starbucks and negotiate a […]

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]]> Starbucks can afford ‘decent wage with decent benefits,’ says Sanders as N.Y. store unionizes https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/starbucks-can-afford-decent-wage-with-decent-benefits-says-sanders-as-n-y-store-unionizes/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=113198 Starbucks Corp. workers at a store in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest sign that the labour movement is stirring after decades of decline. Starbucks has shown a willingness to bargain outside of the U.S. In Victoria, B.C., workers at a Starbucks store voted […]

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]]> Starbucks Canada perking up benefits, pay amid ‘critical staffing shortages’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/starbucks-canada-perking-up-benefits-pay-amid-critical-staffing-shortages/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110562 Starbucks Canada is raising wages and benefits amid “critical staffing shortages” and a renewed commitment to the well-being of its workers. Beginning in January 2022, the company says its starting wages will be increased to a dollar above provincial minimums, while workers who’ve been with the company a year will receive a six to 10 per […]

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