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Starbucks Workers United has called on customers to delete the Starbucks app from their phones.
The appeal is part of the union’s ongoing strike action as it tries to secure a first contract with the coffee giant.
“We are calling on Starbucks customers everywhere to delete the Starbucks mobile app off your phone,” barista Christi Gomoljak said during a press call last week. “When baristas get a fair contract, you can reload the app on your phone and then finally, use any gift cards that you might have gotten from the holidays. But trust me, coffee with a union contract tastes so much better, and it is worth the wait.”
Unionized Starbucks workers across the country have been on a rolling strike since Nov. 13, demanding that the company negotiate a fair contract. Starbucks blames the union for the lack of progress in negotiations, and downplayed the impact of the strike and the app-deletion call.
“We have not seen — nor do we expect — any impact on customer use of the Starbucks app,” spokesperson Jaci Anderson told HuffPost.
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