Starbucks employees had a serious jolt on Monday.
Starting on Oct. 3, they're getting a 5 percent to 15 percent raise and better health insurance, plus some will get more generous stock options.
Chief Executive Howard Schultz outlined those alterations in instructions to employees on Monday – but not all the java joint's 160,000 workers are jumping for joy.
Over the past month, Starbucks has been quietly scaling back workers' hours – in some instances by 50 percent, according to Jaime Prater, a La barista who started a coworker.org campaign that has garnered 12,855 supporters.
“Starbucks has continually tightened its labor belt, which has resulted in a crisis in its stores,” Prater said.
Schultz blamed a few of the schedule changes on “customers' routines” changing during the summer.
Some skillfully developed said the pay raise reflects a tightening labor market.
Customers will get their own jolt on July 12, whenever a price hike of as much as 30 cents on some beverages is brewed up.
