On Thursday 24th April, Monica, a barista in the central Seville branch of Starbucks for 18 months, was fired without notice for ‘creating problems’. She had been active in organising with the CNT Union and defending workers rights. The store manager had told her on several occasions that she must have nothing to do with unions. The CNT is now demanding her reinstatement.
Barely a month later, Michigan USA, Starbucks fired barista Cole Dorsey. Cole had worked at the Grand Rapids branch for 2 years. He was also active in the IWW Starbucks Workers Union. The National Labour Relations Board in the US has already made the firm rehire two sacked workers in 2006 and are looking at Starbucks latest violation.
Starbucks marketing presents the company as welcoming and friendly. In reality they ruthless union busters determined to stop workers organising for better pay and conditions.

Let $tarbucks know that their attitude to workers is out of order:
Don’t buy your coffee from Starbucks
Tell them what you think by calling them on 0208 834 5050 or email them at  ukinfo@starbucks.com
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