Starbucks forced to fire staff after Israel-Hamas war boycott
10 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks forced to fire staff after Israel-Hamas war boycott

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks has it has begun firing staff at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. open image in gallery Israel-Palestinians-Starbucks Since the beginning of the war on October 7, Starbucks has found itself alongside other Western brands targeted by pro-Palestinian activists over the war. “We do not use our profits to fund any government or military operations anywhere -– and never have.” In October, Starbucks sued Workers United, which has organized workers in at least 370 US Starbucks stores.

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Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing 2,000 workers after being targeted in Israel-Hamas war boycott
10 months, 1 week ago

Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing 2,000 workers after being targeted in Israel-Hamas war boycott

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks said Tuesday it has begun firing around 2,000 workers at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, a private family firm holding franchise rights for a variety of Western …

Mideast Starbucks franchisee targeted by Israel-Hamas war boycott is firing 2,000 workers
10 months, 1 week ago

Mideast Starbucks franchisee targeted by Israel-Hamas war boycott is firing 2,000 workers

LA Times  

The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks said Tuesday it had begun firing staff across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks said Tuesday it has begun firing around 2,000 workers at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during …

Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing 2,000 workers after being targeted in Israel-Hamas war boycott
10 months, 1 week ago

Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing 2,000 workers after being targeted in Israel-Hamas war boycott

New Indian Express  

DUBAI: The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks said Tuesday it has begun firing around 2,000 workers at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, a private family firm holding franchise rights for a variety of Western companies including The Cheesecake …

21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz
10 months, 3 weeks ago

21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Starbucks baristas from 21 stores around the country told the company Tuesday that they plan to organize, potentially adding hundreds of new members to a union campaign that’s battling the coffee chain for first contracts. The union, Workers United, said it is the largest group of Starbucks stores to go public with their organizing plans in a …

McDonald’s and Starbucks sales dented by Israel-Hamas war; recovery isn’t expected anytime soon
11 months, 1 week ago

McDonald’s and Starbucks sales dented by Israel-Hamas war; recovery isn’t expected anytime soon

Hindustan Times  

McDonald's and Starbucks, the two major American restaurant chains, have blamed the Israel-Hamas war for a negative impact on their sales at the end of the last year. McDonald's shares dropped by about 4% on Monday after the company revealed that its fourth-quarter revenue shortfall was partly caused by a slowdown in Middle Eastern sales. Starbucks sales decline in Middle …

News channel sacks anchor for on-air Starbucks cup as it goes against pro-Gaza stance
1 year ago

News channel sacks anchor for on-air Starbucks cup as it goes against pro-Gaza stance

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The statement said: “In the …

It’s not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization
1 year ago

It’s not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization

Associated Press  

Last weekend, Starbucks got a report that a New York store had been spray-painted with pro-Palestinian graffiti. Gabrielle Blake, a student at Kent State University in Ohio, said it’s been tough to get her caffeine fix without stopping at one of the Starbucks stores on campus. Starbucks wanted to stop the union from using its name and logo, saying the …

Brands have got caught in the Gaza conflict and they must reduce this risk
1 year ago

Brands have got caught in the Gaza conflict and they must reduce this risk

Live Mint  

For much of its existence, the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement in Israel has been dismissed as inconsequential. But the tenor of boycott movements have reached a new pitch as consumers respond to the brutality of the Gaza war and Israel’s actions as an occupying force. The conflict has also pushed the realities of the Israeli occupation into consumers’ social …

Starbucks audit finds ‘missteps’ by management but no evidence of an ‘antiunion playbook’
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks audit finds ‘missteps’ by management but no evidence of an ‘antiunion playbook’

LA Times  

Starbucks, contending with unionization at hundreds of its U.S. stores, should bolster guidance on how it disciplines workers and measures compliance with collective bargaining rights, a third-party assessment of the company’s labor practices found. The assessment — which shareholders requested in March against the company’s recommendation — found no evidence of an “antiunion playbook” suggesting “surreptitious means of interfering with …

Brewing change: The impact of the 2023 Starbucks boycotts on the labor movement
1 year, 1 month ago

Brewing change: The impact of the 2023 Starbucks boycotts on the labor movement

Salon  

Early last month, Starbucks Workers United organized what it described was the largest work stoppage in Starbucks history. Thousands of workers at more than 200 Starbucks locations nationwide went on strike on “Red Cup Day,” an annual promotion that’s also one of the most infamously understaffed days for the coffee chain’s baristas. Last year, unionized workers also went on strike …

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024

Associated Press  

Starbucks said Friday it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year, a major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its U.S. stores. In a letter to Lynne Fox, the president of the Workers United union, Starbucks Chief Partner Officer Sara Kelly said the current bargaining impasse between the …

Vantage | What's coffee got to do with politics? Ask Starbucks
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | What's coffee got to do with politics? Ask Starbucks

Firstpost  

The challenges faced by Starbucks serve as a reminder that, in today’s world, even a cup of coffee can become a symbol of political discourse, leaving the company’s caffeinated dreams in a state of uncertainty In the world of coffee aficionados, preferences often revolve around the choice between hot or cold, perhaps with a dash of cinnamon. However, for Starbucks, …

Business Highlights: Advertisers flee X as Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy; Open AI ditches CEO
1 year, 1 month ago

Business Highlights: Advertisers flee X as Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy; Open AI ditches CEO

Associated Press  

___ IBM, EU and Lionsgate pull ads from Elon Musk’s X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content, hate speech on the site in general or billionaire owner Elon Musk’s own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. ___ Union workers at Stellantis and …

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike, one of busiest days of year for the chain
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike, one of busiest days of year for the chain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Workers United union chose …

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of the chain’s busiest days of year
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of the chain’s busiest days of year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the 2-year-old effort to unionize the company’s stores. The Workers United union chose Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day to stage the walkout since it’s usually one of the busiest days of the year. Thursday’s …

Company bosses and workers grapple with the fallout of speaking up about the Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

Company bosses and workers grapple with the fallout of speaking up about the Israel-Hamas war

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Starbucks accused a union representing thousands of its baristas of damaging the brand and endangering co-workers with a pro-Palestinian tweet. In a LinkedIn post and a letter to employees, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he has been constantly on the phones with friends and relatives in Israel and expressed his horror at hearing of “civilians of all …

Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post
1 year, 2 months ago

Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post

Associated Press  

Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war. Starbucks sued Workers United in federal court in Iowa Wednesday, saying a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account early in the Israel-Hamas war angered hundreds of customers and damaged its reputation. Starbucks is suing …

Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation
1 year, 2 months ago

Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Starbucks is suing for trademark infringement, demanding that …

Starbucks union sparks fury by tweeting 'solidarity with Palestine!'
1 year, 3 months ago

Starbucks union sparks fury by tweeting 'solidarity with Palestine!'

Daily Mail  

The Starbucks Union backed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders has been condemned for posting on social media: 'Solidarity with Palestine!' Starbucks Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union which represents 9,000 baristas, has now deleted the post - but not before it was spotted by The Washington Free Beacon. Starbucks continued: 'Workers United, its local affiliates, …

Starbucks workers protest before annual shareholder meeting
1 year, 9 months ago

Starbucks workers protest before annual shareholder meeting

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Starbucks workers and labor activists rallied outside the company’s Seattle headquarters Wednesday to protest what they describe as union-busting efforts by executives. Organizers said employees also walked off the job at more than 100 stores in 40 U.S. cities, though the company disputed the breadth of the protests and said nearly every store remained open. Some stores remained …

Real coffee, but a fake ‘Starbucks’ in piracy-ridden Iraq
2 years ago

Real coffee, but a fake ‘Starbucks’ in piracy-ridden Iraq

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Everything from the signboard outside down to the napkins bears the official emblem of the top international coffee chain. “I had this ambition to open Starbucks in Iraq.” After his requests to obtain a license from Starbucks’ official agent in the Middle East were denied, “I decided to do it anyway, and bear the consequences.” In October, he …

Real coffee, but a fake Starbucks in piracy-ridden Iraq
2 years ago

Real coffee, but a fake Starbucks in piracy-ridden Iraq

LA Times  

People sit in an unlicensed Starbucks cafe in Baghdadon Wednesday. “I had this ambition to open Starbucks in Iraq.” After his requests to obtain a license from Starbucks’ official agent in the Middle East were denied, “I decided to do it anyway, and bear the consequences.” In October, he said he sold the business; the cafes continued to operate. “As …

Starbucks CEO shuts 16 stores citing safety issues but employees claim he's trying to stop the union
2 years, 5 months ago

Starbucks CEO shuts 16 stores citing safety issues but employees claim he's trying to stop the union

Daily Mail  

Labor leaders trying to organize Starbucks workers in 'woke cities' across the country roasted coffee chain's CEO Howard Schultz, charging that he's started a 'war' against the union by shuttering 16 cafés because they're too dangerous to operate. Pictured are homeless people loitering outside a Starbucks in Seattle, which will also experience closures, the company said In the leaked video …

Starbucks says these L.A. stores are too unsafe to operate. Not everyone buys that
2 years, 6 months ago

Starbucks says these L.A. stores are too unsafe to operate. Not everyone buys that

LA Times  

Police officers walk behind the Starbucks store on Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue on Wednesday. The Los Angeles-area stores slated for closure are at: Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street Santa Monica Boulevard and Westmount Drive in West Hollywood 1st and Los Angeles streets Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue Ocean Front Walk and Moss Avenue in Santa Monica 2nd and San …

Coffee to go: Starbucks quits Russia over Ukraine war
2 years, 7 months ago

Coffee to go: Starbucks quits Russia over Ukraine war

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We condemn the unprovoked, unjust and horrific attacks on …

Starbucks unionization effort explodes as 200 stores seek elections despite company's scorched-earth strategy
2 years, 9 months ago

Starbucks unionization effort explodes as 200 stores seek elections despite company's scorched-earth strategy

Raw Story  

We speak with Starbucks Workers United organizer and barista Jaz Brisack on the growing Starbucks union drive that has swept across 30 U.S. states since she helped successfully organize the first U.S. unionized location in Buffalo, New York, last December. Brisack also talks about Amazon’s first union in Staten Island, New York, saying the move “shows we as workers and …

Starbucks Fires Union Leaders In Memphis
2 years, 11 months ago

Starbucks Fires Union Leaders In Memphis

Huff Post  

Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a union election watch party on Dec. 9, 2021, in Buffalo, New York. The campaign, Starbucks Workers United, said Tuesday on Twitter that the company had canned “virtually the entire union leadership in Memphis,” calling it a case of retaliation for their union support. Richard Bensinger, a longtime organizer involved …

Howard Schultz: Former Starbucks CEO draws parallels between workers and Holocaust prisoners before pivotal union vote
3 years, 2 months ago

Howard Schultz: Former Starbucks CEO draws parallels between workers and Holocaust prisoners before pivotal union vote

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a meeting with …

Starbucks considering leaving Facebook over hate and intolerance, report says
3 years, 8 months ago

Starbucks considering leaving Facebook over hate and intolerance, report says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coffee giant Starbucks is …

Muslim woman sues Barista for writing 'ISIS' as her name on coffee cup, says she felt humiliated
4 years, 6 months ago

Muslim woman sues Barista for writing 'ISIS' as her name on coffee cup, says she felt humiliated

India TV News  

A muslim woman was in for a shock when she received a beverage from a Target Starbucks Barista with "ISIS" written on the cup instead of her name. The incident took place at a Target Starbucks in St. Paul, Minnesota in the United States on July 1 when a 19-year-old woman named Aishah ordered a beverage. Aishah was quoted as …

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