Starbucks workers in the largest chain union oppose the new company’s clothing code for baristas.
Starbucks Workers United declared Tuesday in an article that Baristas in the United States protests by the implementation by the chain of a standard dress code this week.
“Throughout the country, the Union’s baristas come out and postpone the illegally implemented policy changes of Starbucks. Workers should not need to spend money on foot to replace shirts, pants and perfectly good shoes when we already have trouble getting out,” said the union in the post.
The union’s website indicates that it represents more than 11,000 workers and more than 570 stores nationwide.
On April 14, Starbucks announced a standard dress code to which all baristas must join – a black shirt in united color associated with stockings which were either black, blue or khaki.
The dress code, which entered into force on Monday, is supposed to “allow our green deck emblematic to shine and create a feeling of familiarity for our customers,” wrote the company in the ad.
Starbucks would provide each barista with two free shirts as part of the change, he said.
But Baristas Bi spoke with herself that they thought that the dress code would cause superfluous expenses on their side, and two shirts were not sufficient for those working several quarters of work in a week, and they should pay money to buy clothes.
The workers’ union has also said that Starbucks should focus on the correction of operational problems as the sub-person rather than the application of a dress code.
Starbucks had a strict black and white dress code, which he relaxed in 2016 when he allowed Baristas to wear shirts of different colors, associated with dark washing jeans.
The new dress code occurs while Starbucks is struggling to withdraw from red, reporting five consecutive quarters of falling income.
CEO Brian Niccol has set up a match plan, which he nicknamed “Return to Starbucks”, to stimulate sales, attract customers in cafes and solve problems like long waiting times.
This included the implementation of a new mobile control system, reducing the menu and the personalization of coffee cups with handwritten baristas.
The representatives of Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United did not respond to requests for comments from Business Insider.
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