Unionized Starbucks workers picketed at Madison’s various union locations this weekend as a part of the ongoing Red Cup Rebellion nation-wide strike for a new labor contract.
“We want stores to be better staffed, we want workers to get better hours and we need better pay,” Madison strike organizer Allie Kerr told The Daily Cardinal, adding that Starbucks’ robust employee benefits are typically only available to employees who work at least 20 hours a week, while many workers are intentionally scheduled less.
The State Street location remained closed during the strike, but Kerr warned Starbucks could bring in non-union workers to reopen the location “within the next week.”…