The False Tradeoff

Thank you for having these conversations that affect so many of us.

It’s dishonest to claim that this expansion of a benefit came from corporate, especially in a “week’s time” when the company had this proposed to them well over a year ago. It shouldn’t have taken a negotiator asking why corporate babies are more important than workers babies to get this. Of course, we are talking about the worst labor law violators to date… it’s sad that the CEO of this company makes the equivalent of 150k AN HOUR while the workers who have been with the company for years make barely over a dollar more than new baristas. The company offered a joke of a pay raise this year, which is a slap in the face of the people who earn that 150k/ hour for Brian Niccol. Not to mention when factoring inflation into the equation, you actually end up with this “raise” being a pay cut. Super great business they’re running. Keep unionizing, SWU, stay Union strong @sbworkersunited

Disappointing to see The False Tradeoff pushing forward The False Narrative that Starbucks is doing anything positive for their employees of their own free will rather than because Starbucks Workers United demands it. Calls into question the legitimacy of this entire podcast. Take the episode down.

Starbucks workers fought tooth and nail for parental leave—to pretend that management graciously handed it over ignores all the time that starbucks corporate spent dragging their feet and violating labor law. This was won by the workers!!