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.
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Amazon, Target and Best Buy now all offer $15 an hour for starting employees.
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Amazon, Target and Best Buy now all offer $15 an hour for starting employees.
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Amazon, Target and Best Buy now all offer $15 an hour for starting employees.
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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