Starbucks is planning on issuing"clearer" guidelines for visual displays in its stores after some of its workers went on strike.Starbucks North America President Sara Trilling said that the company has"heard through our partner channels that there is a need for clarity and consistency on current guidelines around visual displays and decorations" and demand for"visual creativity" as part of those displays.
A spokesperson for Starbucks Workers United said that the chain had not informed the union about the clarified guidelines. Since Friday, union members at about 150 stores representing 3,500 workersover the Pride guidelines and Starbucks' approach to bargaining contracts with employees. Striking workers also shut down Starbucks' Roastery store in Seattle on Friday.
"While we are glad Starbucks is finally reconsidering its position on pride decorations, Starbucks continues to ignore that they are legally required to bargain with union workers -- that's the power of a union," the spokesperson said. that they received conflicting guidance on whether Pride-themed decorations, such as rainbow-colored flags, could be displayed in the chain's stores.