Kansas City Starbucks Union Demands Gender-Affirming Surgeries

This one is tough for TKC . . . In theory, TKC supports unions, collective bargaining and the god-given American right to hassle corporate bosses. 

However . . . 

It's unclear if even the most strident union true-believers are willing to walk picket lines and sacrifice cash so that coffee shop co-workers can get their baggette chopped off.

Take a peek at the argument . . .

For Starbucks baristas — many of them young and queer — it used to be a point of pride to work for a company with a reputation for taking care of its employees. But some employees say the company's response to their unionization efforts prove otherwise . . . “For me, gender-affirming surgeries are lifesaving and if I were to lose access to those it puts me in an extremely bad place.” 

And with that . . . I'm gonna go grab a cup of coffee at a gas station and get back to updating this blog in just a bit.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

For Kansas City Starbucks workers, 'lifesaving' benefits are on the bargaining table

For Starbucks baristas - many of them young and queer - it used to be a point of pride to work for a company with a reputation for taking care of its employees. But some employees say the company's response to their unionization efforts prove otherwise.