Workers at the franchise location at 7201 Market Street walked off the job as part of a nationwide protest this past weekend. The left-leaning labor publication In These Times reports over 3,800 baristas are participating in the strike, which has been underway since November 13th.
About a dozen union members and supporters gathered on the corner of Middle Sound Loop Road and Market Street today to picket. Employee Abby Overby told WHQR that Starbucks won’t come to the bargaining table.
“We’ve been a certified union for five years,” she said. “We don’t have a ratified contract, which is abnormal, and we just wanted to ensure better wages, benefits, staffing and scheduling.”…