Dear John,

Click to Tweet at Starbucks in support of HMSHost workers organizing to join our union.

Baristas at airport Starbucks stores across the country are speaking out about mistreatment and poverty. Some have been homeless, slept at the airport, unable to afford food, or forced to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Data released today show that across Starbucks locations operated by HMSHost in 27 U.S. airports, the median wage for Black baristas was $1.85 less than for white baristas in 2019.

Click here to tweet that Starbucks should demand HMSHost fix these problems at its Starbucks stores and make one job at Starbucks enough to live on.

Last week in Orlando, HMSHost fired two Starbucks employees who are leaders in organizing to join our union: a gay leader who spoke out about mistreatment and a single mom who is struggling to pay rent.

Take action now and tweet at Starbucks. Corporations that market to LGBTQ customers should step up and demand respect for LGBTQ workers.

In solidarity,
Cleve Jones