Scoop: Internal survey reveals Starbucks white-collar workers' trust in company's ethics is at 'historic low' amid concerns over union fight: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Executives told staff the results are 'heartbreaking' & 'we have not lost our way—it’s just really hard right now”

Ouch. How a company responds to labor organizing can deeply affect how employees see the company...

...and this is why it's a critical leadership skill (which few have practiced).

'Both of those statistics were 'historic lows,' according to a chart displayed at the meeting.'

“In an email that Geico sent to employees in August, after some workers there began union organizing, the company emphasized that Starbucks had recently offered wage and benefit increases only to nonunion stores.” nytimes.com/2022/10/24/bus… Noam Scheiber

“I’ve had to actually turn off my social media,' an exec told staff last week.“Social media has been very disheartening.' bloomberg.com/news/articles/… “Our partners are looking to the media, and we know the media can be one-sided and sometimes misleading,' another executive told staff

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Starbucks exec told white collar staff the company plans to hold more meetings to give employees “the information that equips them with the confidence in the decisions that we’re making” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“I’ve had to actually turn off my social media,' an exec told staff last week.“Social media has been very disheartening.' bloomberg.com/news/articles/… “Our partners are looking to the media, and we know the media can be one-sided and sometimes misleading,' another executive told staff

Scoop: Internal survey reveals Starbucks white-collar workers' trust in company's ethics is at 'historic low' amid concerns over union fight: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Executives told staff the results are 'heartbreaking' & 'we have not lost our way—it’s just really hard right now”

After a Minneapolis Trader Joe's worker posted a sign in the break room saying, “We need a living wage, not a pizza party,” management launched an investigation and questioned employees about it, an employee tells me bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Trader Joe's United

After a Minneapolis Trader Joe's worker posted a sign in the break room saying, “We need a living wage, not a pizza party,” management launched an investigation and questioned employees about it, an employee tells me bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Trader Joe's United

Scoop: Trader Joe's United has filed a labor board complaint alleging the company fired an activist in Brooklyn to try to discourage organizing: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Trader Joe's United

Follows complaints union filed about alleged union-busting in Massachusetts and Minnesota

Scoop: Trader Joe's United has filed a labor board complaint alleging the company fired an activist in Brooklyn to try to discourage organizing: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Trader Joe's United

Follows complaints union filed about alleged union-busting in Massachusetts and Minnesota

some labor board judge rulings are more interesting than others

Amazon Labor Union just lost an election at an Albany-area warehouse, 206 to 406 bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Matt Day Spencer 'Meat Snack' Soper

Amazon Labor Union trails in vote-count so far in its first election that’s outside New York City

some labor board judge rulings are more interesting than others

“The labor movement is gaining momentum at big tech companies, with an Apple Inc. store voting to unionize Friday and unrest spreading through Inc. distribution sites in Southern California. Organizers say it’s just the beginning.” seiu.co/3Trrb5V