Workers call proposals ‘almost laughable’ with new CEO’s pay package 10,000 times the median salary of baristaNegotiations between Starbucks and its union have broken down, with workers calling the company’s proposals “almost laughable” and highlighting the multimillion pay package of the coffee chain’s recently appointed CEO.Since late 2021, over 530 Starbucks stores have won union elections, representing more than 12,000 workers at the company. But talks aimed at negotiating a first union contract have stalled and the company has called the union’s proposals “not sustainable”. Continue reading...