Starbucks rolls out tips more widely, amid a growing labor movement among baristas across the US.
Starbucks announced yesterday that it will roll out credit card and debit card tipping by late 2022. Previously, tipping was only allowed via Starbucks cards, which customers can use to redeem points and rewards.
Credit card tipping has been one of the demands of organizing workers, said Starbucks Workers United, the union representing unionized Starbucks workers and an affiliate of the Services Employees International Union. To date, more than 50 Starbucks stores have voted to unionize.
Tips though, are not guaranteed and pushes the responsibility for fair payment onto customers. Overall, tipping remains ingrained in the US, and arguably has spread to more services, in part due to the rise of cashless apps.
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