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Omaha Steve

(99,711 posts)
Sat Dec 30, 2023, 11:50 AM Dec 2023

Yesterday I got a cup of union brewed coffee at Starbucks


I'm almost never near this part of Omaha. But I went right by it on my way to a high school basketball tourney. I went to the 72nd and Dodge St. location. When I finished placing my order, I asked if it could be filled by a union member? The reply was yes, thank you. At the window, I showed the sleeve of my jacket. It was a union yes logo. Everybody on duty visited me through the window to say thank you. I left double my normal tip.

Here is the Omaha location's unionizing story: https://omaha.com/news/local/2-omaha-starbucks-seek-unions/article_45b71e60-9a63-55b6-b8e9-362c077ce0d1.html

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Yesterday I got a cup of union brewed coffee at Starbucks (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2023 OP
Yes! Union! AKwannabe Dec 2023 #1
What a nice thing you did Ishoutandscream2 Dec 2023 #2
Curious, did it taste like better pay? TeamProg Dec 2023 #3
Hopefully, it just a bit more satisfying than usual. Magoo48 Dec 2023 #4
Excellent, thanks! appalachiablue Dec 2023 #5
Unions -- still breaking chains. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2023 #6

TeamProg

(6,230 posts)
3. Curious, did it taste like better pay?
Sat Dec 30, 2023, 02:08 PM
Dec 2023

Of course I support unions! Just trying some union humor.

Without unions, we wouldn’t have:

Higher minimum wage.
40 hour work week
Overtime pay
Some health care benefits
Child labor laws

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