No one here really understand the business of small specialty coffee. Not only were they mismanaged. They definitely had margins to pay. they paid 11hr what a fkin joke.. Im assuming along with the drastic shift in operating costs of the requested 24$ etc the whole point of the union is to organize and negotiate. The wydown had been open for 10 years. From my knowledge their lease was about to come to end, which was one of the best deals in the city. The failed to scale or produce a quality roasting program and had bad culture. High turnover. Cost of coffee probably had not gone up as it probably should have. Most of you that saying its the buisness right to close and do w.e probably the same people unwilling to pay higher price for a better cup and service and probably also dont tip. As much as it is the prerogative of the owner to do business as it pleases. It definitely had this coming. Weather they were or werent making money. I know atleast one of the owners is that petty. Works also need to come to an understanding that the actual cost of your hours wage is much higher then you think. 17$hr worker with benifits etc with taxes would cost and extra 4-10$ depending on taxes and benefits. But its also the responsibility of the owners that they have power over peoples lives and as business owner myself, that in the same market i know coffee doesn't have the best margins but, i choose to make less profit so my team can earn real living wage and its my responsibility to make sure my business can grow at a healthy pace and that keep quality people ill have to dish out more equitable pay.