(Editor’s Note: NAUMD’s Executive Director Rick Levine was interviewed for the following article).
Starbucks’ plans to suit up baristas with a new dress code has caused Starbucks Workers United to simmer.
As of May 12, the company is streamlining its dress code to play up its signature branded green apron. Per the coffee chain’s new mandate, baristas will wear any black short- or long-sleeved crewneck, collared or button-up shirts with khaki, black or blue denim bottoms. Starbucks will be serving up two branded T-shirts for employees — at no charge.
