Starbucks Responds to Union Action by Denying Anna Hurst Need Further Action

[Omaha Steve]

http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20081212223236198

Friday, December 12 2008 @ 11:22 PM CST
Contributed by: WorkerFreedom

Anna Hurst is a New York City barista, Starbucks Union member, and a single mother of two. In August, Anna went home ill from work. In retaliation, her Store Manager - abruptly and without notice - completely removed her from the schedule for two weeks. Starbucks wrongfully denied Anna work for two weeks. Anna needs the money she's owed to put food on the table, pay her bills, and provide Christmas presents for her children.

Starbucks Responds to Union Action by Denying Anna Hurst Need Further Action


UPDATE and Further Call to Action!!!

First, we would like to extend thanks to all of you that have been calling and texting store manager Gwen Krueger this past week and demanding she pay Anna what is owed.

Yesterday, Anna was called into a meeting with Krueger and her District Manager, Mark Ormsbee. Krueger used this meeting as an opportunity to lie about the facts in order to cover her hide. Ormsbee, expectantly, sided with Krueger and made the mistake of refusing to pay Anna her money.

We need to let Mark Ormsbee to know that this is not over until Anna receives every penny that Starbucks owes her so she can care for her family in the holiday season.

Call and/or Text District Manager, Mark Ormsbee, at 1-917-841-4198 and continue to call and text Store Manager, Gwen Krueger, at 1-551-497-0127. This action for justice will take place from December 11th - December 19th.


BACKGROUND
Anna's Story:

Anna Hurst is a New York City barista, Starbucks Union member, and a single mother of two.

In August, Anna went home ill from work. In retaliation, her Store Manager - abruptly and without notice - completely removed her from the schedule for two weeks.

Starbucks wrongfully denied Anna work for two weeks. Anna needs the money she's owed to put food on the table, pay her bills, and provide Christmas presents for her children.

Thank you for your solidarity.

The IWW Starbucks Workers Union is a grassroots organization of over 200 current and former employees at the world's largest coffee chain united for secure work hours and a living wage. The union has members throughout the United States fighting for systemic change at the company and remedying individual grievances with management. http://www.StarbucksUnion.org

Daniel Gross
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IWW Starbucks Workers Union
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[Incitatus]

1. Their union only has 200 members? How many people does Starbucks employ?

[Omaha Steve]

2. Thousands

Strange that in Europe and Asia most of the employees are unionized. In the US, Starbucks has been charged and settled on NLRB violations. There is a case coming up in NYC. That is how bad the US labor laws are. We need the EFCA.

Minnesota has the first union shop. It does not yet have a contract.