• AClassyGentleman@lemmy.world
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    Alright as someone who has seen this happen… Don’t. Fist off, if the employee doesn’t already know what the benefits of a union are and how to go about organizing one, this does nothing to change that. Second, it puts them in a dangerous position with management. Obviously, any good Union drive should be fully prepared for union busting tactics, but ideally you want to keep that shit secret from management for as long as possible. And imagine how frustrated you’d be if a customer pulling a stunt like this got you fired.

    Instead what you want to do is talk to your family, friends, and coworkers about what a union can do for them and talk about how to effectively organize a union drive. Make sure that shit is led by the workers, and puts forward strong demands and escalating tactics. They should also absolutely get community support, but in organized, meaningful ways - think things like mailing lists to get the word out about rallies, boycotts, etc.

    Unions are hell of a tool and they should be organized in the most effective possible ways.

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    Better yet: start getting your coffee from a local shop and stop going to Starbucks at all! The trick is finding a local shop with real specialty drinks, not just a variety of syrup flavors.

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      Or just at least mid coffee. I live in a coffee producing country, and I’ve tried everything from really expensive coffee to bottom of the barrel, both local and from abroad. The only cup of coffee I sipped and spat out was a Starbucks in Houston.

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        Starbucks burns the shit out of their beans for consistency … it’s all consistently burnt with no unique flavor

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          It’s designed to be the base of a drink that’s 30% sugar. The bitterness helps offset the sweetness.

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          It’s also done to increase the shelf life of the beans. So if you get Starbucks coffee, there’s a good chance you’re drinking coffee from beans roasted years ago. As someone who exclusively drinks specially coffee, the thought of drinking coffee from beans that were roasted even 3 months ago grosses me out

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      Exactly this. Starbucks coffee is awful and Schultz sucks.

      Easiest way to stop drinking Starbucks is to try drinking their coffee black or look at the nutritional content in your vanilla bean Frappuccino

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    I don’t shop there, and wouldn’t want to risk an employee getting fired on my account.

    Also, I’ll stick to “Rusty Shackleford” when i’m asked for a name.