"Blue Bottle customers learned of the forthcoming closure from a memo posted to the coffee shop's storefront, as first reported by Oaklandside. In the goodbye message, the Oakland-based coffee roaster shared that the decision had been "difficult" but thanked customers who made the space "a special place." A Blue Bottle spokesperson confirmed the upcoming closure, telling SFGATE via email that the closure was part of a company decision to close "a small number of cafes as part of our regular business review process.""
"In August, employees at four Blue Bottles shops in the East Bay - including the W.C. Morse store at 4270 Broadway - successfully joined the Blue Bottle Independent Union. Several employees cited high living costs, inconsistent staffing, scheduling issues and lack of healthcare and benefits in the decision to unionize, according to a report by Berkeleyside. Berkeleyside previously reported that on June 26, a staffer at the W.C. Morse location was allegedly fired after reading aloud about the unionization efforts."
Blue Bottle Coffee will close its cafe inside Oakland's historic W.C. Morse building on Friday, Sept. 26, after 11 years. Customers learned of the closure from a memo posted on the storefront; the company called the decision "difficult" and thanked patrons for making the space "a special place." A company spokesperson said the closure was part of a decision to close "a small number of cafes as part of our regular business review process." In August, employees at four East Bay Blue Bottle shops, including the W.C. Morse location, joined the Blue Bottle Independent Union, citing high living costs, inconsistent staffing, scheduling problems, and lack of healthcare and benefits. A staffer at the W.C. Morse store was allegedly fired on June 26 after reading aloud about unionization efforts; employees described the termination as an act of union busting. Nestlé acquired a controlling interest in Blue Bottle in 2017.
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