Strategic Organizing Center
@stratorgcenter.bsky.social
Labor unions fighting to ensure that everyone in America has real POWER AT WORK. #1u
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⌛Wait times at Starbucks continue to plague stores.⌛
86% of frequent Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that long wait times have remained the same or gotten worse since the spring of 2025.
Read our report on the grind at Starbucks: thesoc.org/resources/st...
#Starbucks
86% of frequent Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that long wait times have remained the same or gotten worse since the spring of 2025.
Read our report on the grind at Starbucks: thesoc.org/resources/st...
#Starbucks
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
⌛Wait times at Starbucks continue to plague stores.⌛
86% of frequent Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that long wait times have remained the same or gotten worse since the spring of 2025.
Read our report on the grind at Starbucks: thesoc.org/resources/st...
#Starbucks
86% of frequent Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that long wait times have remained the same or gotten worse since the spring of 2025.
Read our report on the grind at Starbucks: thesoc.org/resources/st...
#Starbucks
👋VENTI STAFF, PLEASE 👋
In August, 54% of #Starbucks customers said they would be more likely to visit Starbucks if the company added staff to reduce wait times. In fact, this is the top in-store fix customers indicated they would like to see.
In August, 54% of #Starbucks customers said they would be more likely to visit Starbucks if the company added staff to reduce wait times. In fact, this is the top in-store fix customers indicated they would like to see.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
👋VENTI STAFF, PLEASE 👋
In August, 54% of #Starbucks customers said they would be more likely to visit Starbucks if the company added staff to reduce wait times. In fact, this is the top in-store fix customers indicated they would like to see.
In August, 54% of #Starbucks customers said they would be more likely to visit Starbucks if the company added staff to reduce wait times. In fact, this is the top in-store fix customers indicated they would like to see.
The data shows:
In 2024, Niccol was paid $96 million for just 120 days of work.
That’s a shocking 6,666 times what the median Starbucks barista makes.
Niccol’s salary comes at the cost of workers’ living standards.
In 2024, Niccol was paid $96 million for just 120 days of work.
That’s a shocking 6,666 times what the median Starbucks barista makes.
Niccol’s salary comes at the cost of workers’ living standards.
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The data shows:
In 2024, Niccol was paid $96 million for just 120 days of work.
That’s a shocking 6,666 times what the median Starbucks barista makes.
Niccol’s salary comes at the cost of workers’ living standards.
In 2024, Niccol was paid $96 million for just 120 days of work.
That’s a shocking 6,666 times what the median Starbucks barista makes.
Niccol’s salary comes at the cost of workers’ living standards.
Union baristas’ struggle for a fair contract is tied to the broader fight for a just society. Billionaires and CEOs are getting richer and richer on the backs of working people while the politicians they fund are gutting our health care, our wages and our rights.
#starbucks #nocontractnocoffee
#starbucks #nocontractnocoffee
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Union baristas’ struggle for a fair contract is tied to the broader fight for a just society. Billionaires and CEOs are getting richer and richer on the backs of working people while the politicians they fund are gutting our health care, our wages and our rights.
#starbucks #nocontractnocoffee
#starbucks #nocontractnocoffee
📱APP ERROR 📱
In August, 😱 97% 😱 of FREQUENT #Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that the frequency that orders were not ready when the mobile app said they would be has gotten worse or remained the same since the spring.
In August, 😱 97% 😱 of FREQUENT #Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that the frequency that orders were not ready when the mobile app said they would be has gotten worse or remained the same since the spring.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
📱APP ERROR 📱
In August, 😱 97% 😱 of FREQUENT #Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that the frequency that orders were not ready when the mobile app said they would be has gotten worse or remained the same since the spring.
In August, 😱 97% 😱 of FREQUENT #Starbucks customers who had issues at Starbucks say that the frequency that orders were not ready when the mobile app said they would be has gotten worse or remained the same since the spring.
Read the full report: thesoc.org/resources/st...
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Read the full report: thesoc.org/resources/st...
In the spring, Starbucks brought in new CEO Brian Niccol with promises of brewing something new and bringing customers back to the coffee giant.
Has it worked?
According to customers: Long waits persist, service is sluggish, and drinks aren’t ready on time.
#Starbucks
Has it worked?
According to customers: Long waits persist, service is sluggish, and drinks aren’t ready on time.
#Starbucks
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In the spring, Starbucks brought in new CEO Brian Niccol with promises of brewing something new and bringing customers back to the coffee giant.
Has it worked?
According to customers: Long waits persist, service is sluggish, and drinks aren’t ready on time.
#Starbucks
Has it worked?
According to customers: Long waits persist, service is sluggish, and drinks aren’t ready on time.
#Starbucks
Let me tell you something — if Starbucks keeps union busting, Red Cup Day = Red Cup Rebellion.
Stand in solidarity: don't buy Starbucks if baristas go on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
Stand in solidarity: don't buy Starbucks if baristas go on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Let me tell you something — if Starbucks keeps union busting, Red Cup Day = Red Cup Rebellion.
Stand in solidarity: don't buy Starbucks if baristas go on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
Stand in solidarity: don't buy Starbucks if baristas go on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
If Starbucks baristas have to strike, we need to do the same — by not shopping at Starbucks.
When workers take action together with the support and solidarity of their community, we can take back power from the billionaires and CEOs.
It’s time to stand with workers, not billionaires. ✊🏽
When workers take action together with the support and solidarity of their community, we can take back power from the billionaires and CEOs.
It’s time to stand with workers, not billionaires. ✊🏽
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If Starbucks baristas have to strike, we need to do the same — by not shopping at Starbucks.
When workers take action together with the support and solidarity of their community, we can take back power from the billionaires and CEOs.
It’s time to stand with workers, not billionaires. ✊🏽
When workers take action together with the support and solidarity of their community, we can take back power from the billionaires and CEOs.
It’s time to stand with workers, not billionaires. ✊🏽
the 804 is making us think of dolly this morning
October 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
the 804 is making us think of dolly this morning
losing health care can't be that bad, right?
it isn't like medical debt is a problem.
not like people are already making choices between soup, surgery, and staying housed, right?
not like businesses would look to exploit people who *checks notes* want to live?
*continues checking notes*
oh no.
it isn't like medical debt is a problem.
not like people are already making choices between soup, surgery, and staying housed, right?
not like businesses would look to exploit people who *checks notes* want to live?
*continues checking notes*
oh no.
October 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
losing health care can't be that bad, right?
it isn't like medical debt is a problem.
not like people are already making choices between soup, surgery, and staying housed, right?
not like businesses would look to exploit people who *checks notes* want to live?
*continues checking notes*
oh no.
it isn't like medical debt is a problem.
not like people are already making choices between soup, surgery, and staying housed, right?
not like businesses would look to exploit people who *checks notes* want to live?
*continues checking notes*
oh no.
"Workers are afraid to speak up about issues like the risks of inhaling pesticides, which have sent some to the doctor.
'There is a culture of fear, but if someone doesn’t speak up, it’s going to keep happening.'"
nysfocus.com/2025/10/01/h...
'There is a culture of fear, but if someone doesn’t speak up, it’s going to keep happening.'"
nysfocus.com/2025/10/01/h...
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Workers are afraid to speak up about issues like the risks of inhaling pesticides, which have sent some to the doctor.
'There is a culture of fear, but if someone doesn’t speak up, it’s going to keep happening.'"
nysfocus.com/2025/10/01/h...
'There is a culture of fear, but if someone doesn’t speak up, it’s going to keep happening.'"
nysfocus.com/2025/10/01/h...
“We’re organizing workers across sectors and industries and borders, fighting for contracts that don’t just deliver wages, but housing and childcare and dignity.” @seiupres.bsky.social reminds us that coalition building is the clearest route to the future we all deserve.
September 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“We’re organizing workers across sectors and industries and borders, fighting for contracts that don’t just deliver wages, but housing and childcare and dignity.” @seiupres.bsky.social reminds us that coalition building is the clearest route to the future we all deserve.
🎉 HISTORIC WIN! Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital just voted 402-305 to unionize with SEIU HCPA - becoming the FIRST nurses to successfully organize at the massive UPMC system!
This is the largest nurse union election in recent PA history.
This is the largest nurse union election in recent PA history.
August 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🎉 HISTORIC WIN! Nurses at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital just voted 402-305 to unionize with SEIU HCPA - becoming the FIRST nurses to successfully organize at the massive UPMC system!
This is the largest nurse union election in recent PA history.
This is the largest nurse union election in recent PA history.
Our report shows Amazon's injury rate is 2X higher than other warehouses, but numbers don't tell the full story.
Were you or a coworker injured at Amazon? Share your experience via our link.
https://thesoc.org/resources/failure-to-deliver-amazon-falls-short-on-safety/
Were you or a coworker injured at Amazon? Share your experience via our link.
https://thesoc.org/resources/failure-to-deliver-amazon-falls-short-on-safety/
May 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our report shows Amazon's injury rate is 2X higher than other warehouses, but numbers don't tell the full story.
Were you or a coworker injured at Amazon? Share your experience via our link.
https://thesoc.org/resources/failure-to-deliver-amazon-falls-short-on-safety/
Were you or a coworker injured at Amazon? Share your experience via our link.
https://thesoc.org/resources/failure-to-deliver-amazon-falls-short-on-safety/
When passengers catch an Uber or Lyft at LAX, they don’t see the chaos of “the pen”.
But the situation has gotten so bad that “some drivers have taken out their frustrations by scribbling curses against Uber and its executives on the walls inside the port-a-potties” #uber #lyft #lax #la #travel
But the situation has gotten so bad that “some drivers have taken out their frustrations by scribbling curses against Uber and its executives on the walls inside the port-a-potties” #uber #lyft #lax #la #travel
May 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
5/5 The evidence is clear: Amazon workers' best path to safer jobs is to organize unions and bargain contracts that require Amazon to prioritize their safety. #WorkerSafety #OrganizeAmazon
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
5/5 The evidence is clear: Amazon workers' best path to safer jobs is to organize unions and bargain contracts that require Amazon to prioritize their safety. #WorkerSafety #OrganizeAmazon
3/5 Nearly 4 in 10 Amazon workers worked at facilities that saw INCREASING injury rates between 2023 and 2024. Our analysis also again found injury spikes during sales events: 📆 34% increase during Prime Day 📅 21% surge during Prime Big Deal Days 🛒 52% jump during holiday shopping peak
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
3/5 Nearly 4 in 10 Amazon workers worked at facilities that saw INCREASING injury rates between 2023 and 2024. Our analysis also again found injury spikes during sales events: 📆 34% increase during Prime Day 📅 21% surge during Prime Big Deal Days 🛒 52% jump during holiday shopping peak
2/5 In 2024, Amazon reported 39,062 warehouse worker injuries—94% of them were serious. Despite employing 39% of warehouse workers, Amazon accounts for 56% of ALL serious injuries in the industry. Read our full report: thesoc.org/resources/fa...
May 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
2/5 In 2024, Amazon reported 39,062 warehouse worker injuries—94% of them were serious. Despite employing 39% of warehouse workers, Amazon accounts for 56% of ALL serious injuries in the industry. Read our full report: thesoc.org/resources/fa...