A crowd of about 20 to 30 Starbucks workers rallied in Albany on Tuesday. Workers are calling out the corporation for unfair labor practices.
The workers said they’re not complaining about the actual job. They just want better working conditions.
Some things the passionate crowd is asking for are guaranteed hours, a base wage with annual raises adjusted for the cost of living and 100% employee paid healthcare.
NewsChannel 13’s Taniqua Pennix was at the rally. She will have a full report Live at 9 on My4, Live at 11 on NewsChannel 13 and on WNYT.com.
While we respect the right of our partners to engage in lawful union activities without fear of retaliation, inaccurate information shared by Workers United ignores the facts of the matter and distracts from efforts to move the good faith bargaining process forward—including the in-person bargaining session for our Stuyvesant Plaza store in Albany, occurring today.
At the three stores in Albany, New York, where Workers United has been appropriately certified as the bargaining representative for our partners, Starbucks has fully honored the process laid out by the NLRB and has worked to ensure that partners can trust the process is fair and their voice is heard.
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