And let me just add that we did get a state-funded raise, but just for a couple of months. Meanwhile, we were getting sick, dying, working 3-10 times as hard because of business going up 75%/so many people not working because they were sick... And NO ONE was tipping at our Starbucks kiosk.

When the Union first sat at a table with the execs, they asked for $3 more an hour. The execs literally were like, "thanks for wasting our time", and LEFT. I couldn't afford to leave my job. I also couldn't distance from my coworkers, in that kiosk. But their wealthy customers were more important.