Starbucks and Costco , Are Latest Retailers, To Raise Employee Wages.
Starbucks and Costco , Are Latest Retailers, To Raise Employee Wages.
NPR reports that in the United States, Costco
has raised its minimum wage to $17 an hour.
while Starbucks will reportedly raise
its starting pay to $15 an hour.
The companies are just two examples from a growing list of major retailers trying to entice
jobseekers amid a worker shortage.
According to NPR, as of August,
retailers had 1.2 million unfilled jobs.
Restaurants and hotels reportedly
had 1.5 million open positions.
After decades of stagnation, wages are rising for the first time as workers have been quitting at record levels, often citing low pay rates.
Last month, Walmart raised its
hourly wage by $1 for over half a million
of its 1.6 million U.S. workers. .
Amazon, Target and Best Buy now all
offer $15 an hour for starting employees. .
Amazon, Target and Best Buy now all
offer $15 an hour for starting employees. .
Amazon, Target and Best Buy now all
offer $15 an hour for starting employees. .
According to NPR, Starbucks is facing
a push to form the first union
at its corporate stores in the U.S.
In Buffalo, N.Y., workers
at three locations have
petitioned federal labor
officials for a union vote.
The workers say they want
better staffing, training and pay.
In response, the coffee chain announced that
the company is working on "a complete redesign"
of its training guide and a new scheduling app,
among other shift changes.
Starbucks reportedly said that while
it supports its workers' right to organize,
forming a union was unnecessary