![]() ![]() "There has been no change to any policy on this matter and we continue to encourage our store leaders to celebrate with their communities, including for U.S.Responding to continued rapid shifts toward digital news consumption, The Columbus Dispatch announced a change Wednesday in print delivery frequency beginning March 26. "We unwaveringly support the LGBTQIA2+ community," he said. "The Starbucks Workers United movement is largely led by LGBTQ+ partners (employees), and this is Starbucks’ latest attempt to silence them."īut no policies regarding Pride display have changed at the corporate level, Trull said. "This is a clear continuation of Starbucks’ anti-union campaign to intimidate workers and make them feel unwelcome in their own workplace," the group's press release said. In a tweeted press release, Starbucks Workers United listed a number of locations around the country at which Pride flags have allegedly been removed, and said that Starbucks is targeting unionized locations. The West Fifth Avenue Starbucks recently unionized, Gottschlich said. More: LGBTQ rights protester accuses Republican lawmaker of shoving him outside statehouse "Starbucks has a history that includes more than four decades of recognizing and celebrating our diverse partners and customers - including year-round support for the LGBTQIA2+ community." "We're deeply concerned by false information that is being spread, especially as it relates to our inclusive store environments, our company culture, and the benefits we offer our partners," Trull said. Outdoor flag displays do not abide by Starbucks corporate store safety guidelines, but employees at the West Fifth Avenue location were told they could celebrate Pride month by decorating an in-store community board, sandwich board and bar area, said Andrew Trull, Starbucks senior manager of corporate communications. "The story we've gotten is that this is supposed to happen at every Starbucks," Gottschlich said. What Starbucks saysĮmployees at the West Fifth Avenue location were told that the decision to remove Pride flags was made at the corporate level, Gottschlich said. The district manager did not reply to The Dispatch's request for comment. In the TikTok video, the district manager appears to acknowledge that she took the replacement flag down. At the event, community members who weren't employed by Starbucks put up a replacement Pride flag, Gottschlich said. On June 1, employees held a protest event in response to the removal of the flag. Gottschlich said that the flag was taken down the next day, May 31, by the district manager, who "didn't say a word to anyone in the store" about the decision to remove the flag. ![]() Starbucks employees at the West Fifth Avenue location put up a Pride flag on May 30 in anticipation of the start of Pride month, said Shenby Gottschlich, a store employee. In the video, a customer returns a purchased drink back to a Starbucks district manager after the manager had removed a Pride flag hung on store premises by someone not affiliated with the company. Starbucks Workers United is "a collective of Starbucks Partners across the United States who are organizing our workplaces with the support of Workers United Upstate, a union with experience helping baristas like us," according to its website. Fifth Ave., was first posted by the group on Tuesday, and then shared on Twitter on Wednesday. The video, taken at the Starbucks at 1085 W. Watch Video: Customer returns drink after Starbucks manager removes Pride flagĪ TikTok video posted by Starbucks Workers United showing a customer's encounter with a district manager over taking down a Pride flag at a Columbus location has more than 3.4 million views. ![]()
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