Wake Forest and Six Forks Strike Fund

Hi, my name is Alyssa White and I am one of the union organizers for the Starbucks location at Wake Forest and Six Forks in Raleigh, NC. Today on September 21st, myself and four other partners walked out on strike due to harassment from management and understaffing. Our store was the first to file in North Carolina, and our union organization is temporarily on hold due to the illegal practices from corporate (withholding benefits for unionizing stores). We have a legal right to strike and we are exercising that right today. Our demand right now is a formal apology from management for the way they’ve treated us. That’s it. We don’t deserve to be screamed at.