Neha

We have like our one token diversity hire, but he literally just transferred. So I think it's all gay people. But no, like all of us apply to Starbucks because like, what other options do we have, right? And again, in my case, I applied to Starbucks because I needed access to gender affirming care. And over like the five years that I've worked here, I've realized that

We have like our one token diversity hire, but he literally just transferred. So I think it's all gay people. But no, like all of us apply to Starbucks because like, what other options do we have, right? And again, in my case, I applied to Starbucks because I needed access to gender affirming care. And over like the five years that I've worked here, I've realized that

while that benefit might look good on paper, in practice, it's hard to actually qualify for that healthcare. It can be completely unaffordable for a lot of us, right? Like last year, I made $16,000 in total from Starbucks. And like a disproportionate amount of that income was just going towards healthcare, which doesn't even take into account like rent or bills or anything else.

while that benefit might look good on paper, in practice, it's hard to actually qualify for that healthcare. It can be completely unaffordable for a lot of us, right? Like last year, I made $16,000 in total from Starbucks. And like a disproportionate amount of that income was just going towards healthcare, which doesn't even take into account like rent or bills or anything else.

while that benefit might look good on paper, in practice, it's hard to actually qualify for that healthcare. It can be completely unaffordable for a lot of us, right? Like last year, I made $16,000 in total from Starbucks. And like a disproportionate amount of that income was just going towards healthcare, which doesn't even take into account like rent or bills or anything else.

Like we're struggling to just fucking get by.

Like we're struggling to just fucking get by.

Like we're struggling to just fucking get by.

With the current political climate as it is, it's even scarier. I mean, Cassie was talking about not being able to actually access the Starbucks health care and having to find other ways to pay for gender affirming care. But I mean, we're looking at like a Trump administration that could possibly be trying to make it

With the current political climate as it is, it's even scarier. I mean, Cassie was talking about not being able to actually access the Starbucks health care and having to find other ways to pay for gender affirming care. But I mean, we're looking at like a Trump administration that could possibly be trying to make it

With the current political climate as it is, it's even scarier. I mean, Cassie was talking about not being able to actually access the Starbucks health care and having to find other ways to pay for gender affirming care. But I mean, we're looking at like a Trump administration that could possibly be trying to make it

impossible for anyone to use medicare medicaid to cover gender affirming care we're looking at state by state like health care bans right i think it's more important than ever to organize and focus on trans rights and our access to health care our wages our safety at the workplace where else are we going to protect ourselves like that

impossible for anyone to use medicare medicaid to cover gender affirming care we're looking at state by state like health care bans right i think it's more important than ever to organize and focus on trans rights and our access to health care our wages our safety at the workplace where else are we going to protect ourselves like that

impossible for anyone to use medicare medicaid to cover gender affirming care we're looking at state by state like health care bans right i think it's more important than ever to organize and focus on trans rights and our access to health care our wages our safety at the workplace where else are we going to protect ourselves like that

I can speak to this. I've heard this from many other workers. It is such a struggle just to get the minimum amount of hours to keep your benefits. I was talking to another worker who was telling me about how she had to literally cry and beg her manager to schedule her enough so she didn't lose access to gender-affirming care.

I can speak to this. I've heard this from many other workers. It is such a struggle just to get the minimum amount of hours to keep your benefits. I was talking to another worker who was telling me about how she had to literally cry and beg her manager to schedule her enough so she didn't lose access to gender-affirming care.

I can speak to this. I've heard this from many other workers. It is such a struggle just to get the minimum amount of hours to keep your benefits. I was talking to another worker who was telling me about how she had to literally cry and beg her manager to schedule her enough so she didn't lose access to gender-affirming care.

And of course, this manager was scheduling enough hours for other workers who weren't trans women, right? And so I think having protections in a contract that guarantee a certain number of hours, better scheduling, that kind of thing, also makes it easier for us to maintain and keep the benefits that we need.

And of course, this manager was scheduling enough hours for other workers who weren't trans women, right? And so I think having protections in a contract that guarantee a certain number of hours, better scheduling, that kind of thing, also makes it easier for us to maintain and keep the benefits that we need.

And of course, this manager was scheduling enough hours for other workers who weren't trans women, right? And so I think having protections in a contract that guarantee a certain number of hours, better scheduling, that kind of thing, also makes it easier for us to maintain and keep the benefits that we need.