On Friday, June 30, Starbucks workers in the Portland area joined Strike With Pride, Starbucks Workers United’s week-long nationwide strike demanding company leadership negotiates a fair contract with unionized stores and addresses ongoing reports of anti-LGBTQ policy changes. Workers at Starbucks locations around the country say management has prevented them from displaying Pride decorations, and is participating in what the union describes as union-busting tactics that disproportionately impact LGBTQ employees.
Starbucks Workers United alleges that the coffee company engages in performative allyship by “tokenizing [LGBTQIA+] workers for good press and higher profits” while simultaneously refusing to let workers put up pride decorations in dozens of Starbucks locations across
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