"Baristas with Working Washington in Seattle and others across the country have been organizing for better working conditions for months, raising their voices at corporate headquarters, the company's shareholder meeting, city council hearings, and more. Today we're seeing results: raises across the country and a personal commitment from CEO Howard Schultz to address unstable & insecure schedules. But Baristas aren't going to stop organizing until they see that personal commitment from the CEO become a reality in every store, and see it be matched by a corporate commitment to support secure scheduling policies in Seattle and across the country."
—Sejal Parikh, Executive Director of Working Washington: