Labor law doesn’t stop Starbucks from offering new benefits to union employees. It does prevent the company from implementing new benefits without union approval.
As a growing number of Starbucks stores are becoming unionized, labor activists are accusing the company of taking new measures to discourage organizing. Starbucks says it's just following the law.
In a call with shareholders, CEO Howard Schultz announced the company would be offering hundreds of millions of dollars worth of new benefits, including raises, to its employees. But he said those benefits won’t be available to workers who are in unions or are in the process of unionizing.
An article on the company website reads “Starbucks lacks the right to unilaterally make these changes [at] stores where there is a union or union organizing.”
Starbucks Workers United filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, saying these statements are intended to stop unionizing efforts.
In a statement to VERIFY, SWU said in part, “Starbucks is permitted by law to offer these benefits to workers at unionized stores. Our bargaining committees will demand that these modest improvements be given immediately to all partners.” Partners are what Starbucks calls employees.
Does labor law allow Starbucks to offer raises and new benefits to its unionized workers?
Yes, labor law allows Starbucks to offer raises and new benefits to its unionized workers. It does, however, prevent them from implementing the raises and benefits...
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