Two Starbucks stores in Denver, two in Colorado Springs and one in Superior have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board to be represented by Workers United. ☕
Five Starbucks in Colorado have joined the effort growing across the country to unionize the omnipresent coffee stores with the readily recognizable green signs featuring a two-tailed mermaid.
“I personally was given a final written warning after never being written up in almost three years with this company,” said Michaela Sellaro, a shift supervisor at the store that employs about 25. Vanessa Casto Lopez said the company has been cutting hours at the store. “Baristas signed on to get a certain amount and they’re just not meeting those hours. They’re struggling and having to find different jobs.”
At hearings around the country, Starbucks has challenged proposed store-by-store elections, pushing instead for districtwide votes,Carlos Ginard, an assistant manager with the regional Workers United, sees Starbucks’ challenges as delaying tactics.