Starbucks Corp. said it would boost pay for U.S. baristas who have been with the company for at least two years, but the coffee giant is guaranteeing the wage bump only for cafes that haven’t unionized.

The company also said Tuesday that it would invest roughly $200 million in stores and employees, including fixing cafe equipment, increasing worker training and perks for highly skilled baristas and creating an app for better workplace communication.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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