LuckyPotter777 OP t1_it6w7m6 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:22 AM

Reply to comment by jezra in Starbucks Barista in Texas, USA. AMA! by LuckyPotter777

No. Texas is an “at-will” state, so our entire store can be fired and replaced at the discretion of the store manager and district manager.

mapoftasmania t1_itbmpw7 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:11 PM

That’s not a valid reason for not having a union. Our local Starbucks is union, in an “at will” state.

The reason everyone wasn’t fired is community support. This a liberal town and if Starbucks fired the union employees, no one would buy coffee there again. I guess in Texas, people would be like “you shouldn’t have formed a union” if you got fired?

LuckyPotter777 OP t1_itbuu2n wrote on October 22, 2022 at 1:27 PM

Yeah, our area is heavily anti-union, pro-corporate. I can see why you think it’s not a valid explanation, lol. Our city is just not super supportive of the Union ideals.