Don't cross the picket line. Starbucks Union baristas are calling for customers to boycott Starbucks through the 24th as they strike for respectful negotiations and fair wages. (This is easy for me since I don't drink coffee and am notoriously [hilariously] intimidated by situations where I have to order in a line when people are waiting behind me.)
Social media realities. This was a shoddy book (I flipped through it) and a shoddier movie (probably). Still, now I have to pay attention to this million-dollar misogyny machine nonsense to review how P.R. can distort social reality. The guy developed a feminist reputation, despite being a predatory harasser and retaliatory creep and then hired a P.R. firm to flip the script on his co-star Blake Lively. The alarming part here is that she's more famous than he is, but he thought he could get away with it because... he's a guy?
Pic: A really leaden day: gray skies, gray water, chilly temps.
16 comments:
Easy for me, too. I genuinely don't like Starbucks coffee; it tastes burnt to me. And it's so overpriced (and overhyped, IMO).
Plus, I'm a staunch Union Girl. Dad was in the Steelworkers' Union, and I was in the Teachers' Union.
And we Feminists have always had a Union.
ARRRRG! Yes, I heard that about Starbucks. I have to read the article you linked to find out all the details, but like Nance above, I'm a Union Girl. Sob. I don't even drink coffee, but I rely on Starbucks as a quiet place to sit and sip tea while using the free wifi. This is horrible!
Take care
Gosh I haven't been to Starbucks in a million years! I had no idea. I wonder if that is happening in Canada too, if the unions are the same? Actually I don't even know if Starbucks employees are unionized in Canada. I should ask Mark as he has a friend who works there.
But wait! You don't drink coffee? And you sleep 2 hours a night? HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS? I go through like 10 cups every morning (but I make it in a pot and it's not super strong).
I do frequent Starbucks quite a bit but am also pro-union so will join the boycott. It's my go-to place for a latte which has become so expensive but I kind of have inelastic demand for caffeine...
Ugh the PR battle is horrible. Gosh there are some truly vile people out there. I had actually heard about some of the negative press about Blake Lively this summer on a pod culture podcast. I wonder if they are aware of this situation...
It's very gray here, too. Thank goodness for the glow of twinkly lights and trees and such. I kind of want to keep our tree up until February because I love the warm glow. Maybe I will make some heart ornaments w/ the boys and we can turn it into a Valentine's Day tree.
Are the Starbucks unionized where you live? I don't think they are around us, I haven't seen any picket lines.
Now I'm wondering what my sister will do...she's very pro-union, but usually gets us a Starbucks card for Christmas. Time will tell. I never was much of a Starbucks person until one opened close by and I like the breakfast sandwich. Nonetheless, I will boycott until this is resolved, thanks for telling me, I had no idea.
I heard about the Blake Lively thing, and I remember the bad press she was getting this summer. My husband and I saw the movie, it was OK. I haven't read the book. Upsetting for sure.
Gosh, Nance--the music started swelling for me through your second paragraph <3
And I quoted your last sentence to my kids today.
Jenny--I'm sorry. I know it's your Wednesday sanctuary sometimes. They could do the right thing and resolve it so quickly! They've been dragging their feet for YEARS now.
Thanks!
I think there are some unionized locations in Canada...
I've never drunk coffee :). My daytime tea is herbal although my first cup of morning tea is green. (Earl Grey if I went to bed at 4 am). Anxiety, Nicole. Anxiety probably produces adrenalin or something?
I did think about how the boycott would be more difficult for people like you who travel.
I love the tree idea, Lisa... it could get extended to Easter, and Memorial Day too...
We do have one across our street that is unionized. But also, they're asking that customers not buy from ANY Starbucks while they're on ULP strike.
Julie, The boycott is only through the 24th. I hope you'll be able to enjoy your breakfast sandwich with a clear conscience <3. Nu likes their eggbites too!
You know, although, I wasn't paying much attention--some of this summer's bad press about Blake Lively filtered through to me. Like I randomly remember allegations that she was trying to make domestic violence look sexy in the movie or that she was using the movie to promote her skincare line... How susceptible we are!
Starbucks recently opened a store in the town where I work. I am so upset about this because it seems like a blatant attempt to put the local cafe out of business. I am firmly anti-Starbucks if there's a local place within five miles!!
Small-local always feels like a better choice. Yay for you, Engie!
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