Comments on: Starbucks -v- Labor Laws http://hardopinion.com/uncategorized/starbucks-v-labor-laws/ While others think it - we say it! Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:19:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sneaky http://hardopinion.com/uncategorized/starbucks-v-labor-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Sneaky Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:30:39 +0000 http://hardopinion.com/?p=71#comment-19 Well this is just hysterical. Have you seen what the auto workers unions strength in negotiating has done the THAT industry? Hardballing the car industry to pay pensions and health insurance for a workers entire life - despite that they stopped producing anything for that company, financially crippled them beyond their means to repair it. Now that usnion had to agree to stop those pensions leaving thousands of families without a means of support or heathcare. Do the math - reducing Howard's salary and the salary of every other executive is still not going to leave enough cash to increase the pay of EVERY hourly worker by 30%. You would have to go after the shareholders who efefctively own this company. And even that would be enough. It would be financially impossible. It's a free market society. The hourly wages Starbucks pays is absolutely comparable to what is paid at any other fast food, retail or hotel job out there. The difference is the crazy amount Starbucks pays to cover insurance for so many hourly partners. Seriously - do the math. Well this is just hysterical. Have you seen what the auto workers unions strength in negotiating has done the THAT industry? Hardballing the car industry to pay pensions and health insurance for a workers entire life – despite that they stopped producing anything for that company, financially crippled them beyond their means to repair it. Now that usnion had to agree to stop those pensions leaving thousands of families without a means of support or heathcare.

Do the math – reducing Howard’s salary and the salary of every other executive is still not going to leave enough cash to increase the pay of EVERY hourly worker by 30%. You would have to go after the shareholders who efefctively own this company. And even that would be enough. It would be financially impossible.

It’s a free market society. The hourly wages Starbucks pays is absolutely comparable to what is paid at any other fast food, retail or hotel job out there. The difference is the crazy amount Starbucks pays to cover insurance for so many hourly partners.

Seriously – do the math.

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