A bargaining breakdown and strikes: the ongoing union fight at Starbucks

Workers call proposals almost laughable' with new CEO's pay package 10,000 times the median salary of barista

Negotiations between Starbucks and its union have broken down with workers calling the company's proposals almost laughable" and highlighting the multi-million pay package of the coffee chain's recently appointed CEO.

Since late 2021, over 530 Starbucks stores have won union elections, representing more than 12,000 workers at the company. But talks aimed at negotiating a first union contract have stalled and the company has called the union's proposals not sustainable".