Overview

• Union delegates representing over 550 Starbucks stores voted 81% against the company's 2% annual raise guarantee proposal.
• Workers United criticized the offer for lacking guaranteed weekly hours, improved healthcare benefits, and immediate pay increases.
• Starbucks defended its proposal, emphasizing that the 2% raise is a minimum floor and highlighting total compensation averaging over $30 per hour with benefits.
• Strikes and federal labor complaints have resumed, with the union alleging Starbucks is not negotiating in good faith.
• Mediated negotiations, ongoing since February 2025, have yet to resolve the impasse over core economic issues.