{"id":504292,"date":"2022-10-27T23:48:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-starbucks-workers-strike-over-alleged-unsanitary-conditions\/"},"modified":"2022-10-27T23:48:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:48:19","slug":"nyc-starbucks-workers-strike-over-alleged-unsanitary-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-starbucks-workers-strike-over-alleged-unsanitary-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC Starbucks workers strike over alleged unsanitary conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db8655e191\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db8655e191\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-starbucks-workers-strike-over-alleged-unsanitary-conditions\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_Starbucks_workers_strike_over_alleged_unsanitary_conditions%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC Starbucks workers strike over alleged unsanitary conditions&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_Starbucks_workers_strike_over_alleged_unsanitary_conditions%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC Starbucks workers strike over alleged unsanitary conditions&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Steamed Starbucks employees are spilling the beans over allegedly gross conditions at the company\u2019s Manhattan flagship.<\/p>\n<p>Since Tuesday, workers at the coffee mogul\u2019s upscale Reserve Roastery store in the Meatpacking District, the first Starbucks in the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le to unionize, have been on strike, protesting cleanliness issues they say have become a venti public health hazard. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis includes a moldy ice machine that we are not equipped to properly re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te, still in current use, as well as the more recent situation with bed bugs being found in the Roastery this past Sunday,\u201d Laura Garza, a longtime Starbucks worker of 22 years, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/patch.com\/new-york\/west-village\/meatpacking-district-starbucks-workers-go-strike-safety-issues\">told Patch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProper protocols and communication to partners regarding bed bugs has been scarce \u2014 we are left in the dark,\u201d Garza said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Garza added in a Thursday press release that she had \u201cgotten sick from attempting to clean the mold from the ice machine without proper training, and the bed bugs were just the last straw for us. We cannot risk bringing that home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Starbucks told The Post that the allegations are without merit. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cStore management was made aware of a potential pest issue. They arranged for pest control service to inspect and treat the property per protocol.\u201d they said. \u201cMonday, the provider visited the Roastery location and found no infestation or insect activity. The pest control service gave the location the all-clear to re-open on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/CentralLaborNYC-24.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protestors are calling out Starbucks for allegedly having unsanitary working conditions in Manhattan.\" class=\"wp-image-24425581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/CentralLaborNYC-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/CentralLaborNYC-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/CentralLaborNYC-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Protestors are calling out Starbucks for allegedly having unsanitary working conditions in Manhattan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@CentralLaborNYC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The spokesperson added that last week there was a \u201cwiring issue\u201d with one ice machine and that Starbucks \u201chad the unit replaced within 48 hours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks is also currently investigating the legitimacy of the photos depicting the mold, per a company source that asked not to be named.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>But employees insist there\u2019s a serious problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The air] is unsafe to breathe in, it\u2019s not safe for us,\u201d Kosmopoulos added. \u201cThe mold gets in our ice. We try our best to pick it out when we serve to customers. We\u2019ve had employees clean out the ice machine and get sick from it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And they don\u2019t buy the company\u2019s line on the bed bugs, either.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/starbucks-reserve-00.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protests have arisen at the upscale Reserve location of Starbucks in Manhattan's Meatpacking District  over working conditions.\" class=\"wp-image-24425673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/starbucks-reserve-00.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/starbucks-reserve-00.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/starbucks-reserve-00.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Protests have arisen at the upscale Reserve location of Starbucks in Manhattan\u2019s Meatpacking District over working conditions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey called in a specialist, the specialist found no nest, but on Monday there was another bed bug found in our manager\u2019s office,\u201d striking employee Athena Kosmopoulos<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/pkgx7y\/starbucks-workers-at-new-york-flagship-are-striking-over-alleged-bed-bug-sightings-and-black-mold\"> told Vice. <\/a>\u201cOnce you find one, honestly, it\u2019s already there. It\u2019s a huge problem. It\u2019s a really big space\u2014 you can\u2019t tell me that they\u2019re not nesting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The protest comes amidst ongoing union negotiations between employees and Starbucks<strong> <\/strong>across the nation, along with the announcement of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsnewyork.com\/real-estate\/starbucks-reserve-open-empire-state-building-nov-16\">another Reserve Roastery location opening soon at the Empire State Building<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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