Starbucks baristas reel from surges in health insurance costs: ‘I’m considering a second job’
A barista prepares a drink inside a Starbucks in New York on 24 February 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA barista prepares a drink inside a Starbucks in New York on 24 February 2025. Her health insurance premiums were set to go from $130 a week to $170 a week, a 30% increase.“That is another $40 each week that I am not going to have in my income, if I choose to go with it, and that’s just not something that financially I can afford,” she said.
- ▪A barista prepares a drink inside a Starbucks in New York on 24 February 2025.
- ▪Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA barista prepares a drink inside a Starbucks in New York on 24 February 2025.
- ▪Her health insurance premiums were set to go from $130 a week to $170 a week, a 30% increase.“That is another $40 each week that I am not going to have in my income, if I choose to go with it, and that’s just not something that financially
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A barista prepares a drink inside a Starbucks in New York on 24 February 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA barista prepares a drink inside a Starbucks in New York on 24 February 2025. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesStarbucksStarbucks baristas reel from surges in health insurance costs: ‘I’m considering a second job’Several workers say they’re opting to go without health coverage due to premium costs soaring this yearMichael SainatoMon 21 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleStarbucks workers say their health insurance premiums have soared this year, in some cases more than doubling, according to a recent survey conducted by Starbucks Workers United.The survey of more than 130 Starbucks workers in…
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