Of course, thanks to the attention of Bernie Sanders, many Twitter users have reacted to the growing trend. one person tweeted“I would absolutely, enthusiastically patronize [Starbucks] if I knew they were a Union store! As it stands, as much as I love the teams in my local shops, I can’t give a cent to their union busting leadership. I do, but I go in from time to time and drop dollars in a tip jar.” Another man wrote“It would be good PR for Starbucks if it turned into a union store without opposing it. It’s too late to fight it now. You can also try to look good and let people forget you struggled with it.” Naturally, not everyone agreed with the unification of some settlements.
Some Twitter users who responded to the senator’s tweet had questions about how this might affect them. Others discussed the advantages and disadvantages of unionization. More have stopped in the thread just to say they don’t care about this issue or that they won’t support Starbucks anyway. But regardless of your perspective on Starbucks unionization, your local store may be rethinking its position after a new wave of store affiliations.