For the first time in its history, Starbucks is giving all of its baristas sick leave cnn.it/2E5e98Q

@CNN Starbucks employees should demand a union

@CNN Wow don't be so proud most companies have given those benefits for ages prior to becoming fortune 500 companies. Some companies didn't build wealth off paying employee peanuts and offering next to nothing benefits, won't applaud for something they should have done long time ago

@CNN “Wow, with all this money we get from the tax cuts we gotta give our employees something...hmm, how about sick leave?”😂😂😂

@CNN Hold up. A company that primarily deals in beverage and food sales didn't ALREADY give their employees sick leave? That's hella problematic & this isn't something that should be praised, we should be shaming them for not doing it before.

@CNN Man. And I thought Starbucks was one of the "woke" ones.

@CNN It's bizarre that most restaurants don't provide sick leave. I worked at Panera for years - you call in sick you get a point. I went to work sick many times. Not what I would want as a customer.

@CNN Reading these comments, as a Brit and a European, I find myself amazed yet again at what passes for normality in the US.

@CNN I’m not praising you for doing something you should of been doing from the start Starbucks. You get 0 points for this.

@CNN So Starbuck baristas haven't been able to stay home when they're sick until now?! Wtf?! Heard of basic human rights???

@CNN So all this time they have been essentially forcing sick employees who need the money to come to work and serve us food. Well that's just fucking great.

@CNN I wish this existed with i was working for @Starbucks So contradictory to preach health code but deny an employee with a fever the day off. #tobeapartner

@CNN A good step forward. Really....hard to believe it took this long.

@CNN Its good to see this but these companies have been using us as chattel for years. Let us not be fooled by the “what have you done for me lately” mindset. #Corporatocracy #StockBuyBacksComingSoon #

@CNN That headline makes the US sound like a third world country. Why no sick leave as standard.? Who would want to move there?

@CNN Gosh, what an achievement. Whatever next? Paid annual leave? #BravoStarbucks

@CNN How embarassing that they have to admit they havent been treating their employees fairly until now. No sick leave...shameful, but glad they are finally joining the rest.

@CNN Not praiseworthy. They should be shamed for not offering it before now.

@CNN Ooo... please. There is a lot to make up folks. Wealthy are tossing loaves of bread.

@CNN ???? You guys had sick ass baristas back there making frappes??????

@CNN Great news! #MAGA #TaxCutsandJobsAct

@CNN Good Deal Starbucks , EVERYONE Deserves Sick Leave & Maternity Leave Too For That Matter‼️🙌🏾🤓☕️

@CNN @Libbyextra Seriously? This would be funny if it wasn’t so tragic. They wonder why people in the US are so unhappy. People in other countries are living fuller, happier, and healthier lives.

@CNN I used to work in grocery stores for years. People came in with the flu, threw up out back, then came back to their register. And got yelled at for not moving fast enough. Paid sick leave should be the norm for ALL food service jobs.

@CNN You're only doing this NOW, @Starbucks?

@CNN People shouting at Wall Street and Starbucks didn't even have sick leave?!?!?!

@CNN #TrumpEffect :-)

@CNN Wow thats fucking pathetic that only just now they get sick days

@CNN Congrats to @stephmsher

@CNN So this whole time it wasn’t?

@CNN @lo_827

@CNN How is this JUST happening?! Food service employers have a responsibility of serving safe products, including products not contaminated by contagious employees. This should be regulated for the safety of customers, just like washing hands and sanitized work spaces are.

@CNN *waves at the world from the hospitality industry*