Thu Jun 15, 2023 – 5:00 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Starbucks locations across the country are removing LGBTQ “Pride” decorations or keeping them in their storage boxes, according to employees, as a corporate spokesman has affirmed the company has not changed its policy on the matter.
On Tuesday, the union Starbucks Workers United issued a statement listing reported instances across the U.S. in which Starbucks managers prohibited workers from putting up rainbow-colored “LGBTQ Pride” decorations, or actively took down such decor before the end of June.
“This is contrary to previous years when workers were allowed and even encouraged, to put up pride decorations without incident,” the union statement noted. “Despite Starbucks claiming that there has been no policy change, workers across the country are speaking out and proving otherwise.”
The union went on to list documented reports of “pride” decor removal, such as at a Madison, Wisconsin, Starbucks location where video was captured of the removal and posted to TikTok.
Employees at the State Street Starbucks and Capitol Square locations in downtown Madison confirmed to Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel “that district and regional managers asked them to remove all Pride decorations from their stores.”
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