Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores
2 years, 1 month ago

Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores

Al Jazeera  

The walkouts coincide with Starbucks’s annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives free reusable cups to customers. Starbucks workers at more than 100 US stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labour action since a campaign to unionise the company’s stores began late last year. The walkouts coincide with Starbucks’s annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives free reusable cups to customers who order a holiday drink. Others, including Michelle Eisen, a union organiser at one of the first stores to organise in Buffalo, New York, said workers are angry that Starbucks promised higher pay and benefits to non-union stores.

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Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores
5 hours, 41 minutes ago

Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores

Associated Press  

A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and other cities had also joined the strike over …

Starbucks workers expand strike to major US cities including New York
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7 hours, 37 minutes ago

Starbucks workers expand strike to major US cities including New York

Hindustan Times  

Starbucks workers have expanded their strike to four more U.S. cities, including New York, the union representing over 10,000 baristas said late on Saturday. Workers picket in front of a Starbucks in the Brooklyn borough in New York, U.S. December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The five-day strike, which began on Friday and initially closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago …

Starbucks workers to start U.S. strike on Friday: union
3 days, 14 hours ago

Starbucks workers to start U.S. strike on Friday: union

Raw Story  

Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three U.S. cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country in the busy run-up to Christmas. It's a last resort, but Starbucks has broken its promise to thousands of baristas and left us with no choice," a union press release quoted Texas barista Fatemeh Alhadjaboodi as …

Starbucks workers to strike in three major cities across the US from TODAY
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3 days, 17 hours ago

Starbucks workers to strike in three major cities across the US from TODAY

Daily Mail  

Workers at Starbucks are set to strike today in three major cities across America. Starbucks Workers United, which says it represents baristas at hundreds of outlets around the country, said its action was aimed at forcing the company to improve pay and conditions after months of negotiations that it said have gone nowhere. Strike action will initially affect stores in …

Starbucks workers to strike in three major cities across the US from TODAY
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3 days, 17 hours ago

Starbucks workers to strike in three major cities across the US from TODAY

Daily Mail  

Workers at Starbucks are set to strike today in three major cities across America. Starbucks Workers United, which says it represents baristas at hundreds of outlets around the country, said its action was aimed at forcing the company to improve pay and conditions after months of negotiations that it said have gone nowhere. Strike action will initially affect stores in …

Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
3 days, 17 hours ago

Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve

Associated Press  

Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks’ baristas, said at least 10 locations were closed down as of midday Friday. Workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores have voted to unionize, but Starbucks has nearly 10,000 company-owned U.S. stores Starbucks Workers …

Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities
4 days, 2 hours ago

Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities

Al Jazeera  

Workers complain of inadequate wages as inflation soars, and promise to escalate the strike. The Starbucks Workers United Union, which represents employees at 525 stores across the US, said late on Thursday that walkouts would escalate daily and could reach “hundreds of stores” nationwide by Christmas Eve. “It’s estimated that 10 stores out of 10,000 company-operated stores did not open …

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract
4 days, 2 hours ago

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract

LA Times  

Baristas at a handful of Starbucks around Los Angeles as well as in Chicago and Seattle went on strike Friday, kicking off a work stoppage that union officials said would include hundreds of the coffee giant’s stores by Christmas Eve. At 10 a.m. a crowd of about 30 Starbucks workers, union organizers and supporters walked a picket line outside, chanting, …

Starbucks Could Owe Millions To Baristas Who Unionized
2 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks Could Owe Millions To Baristas Who Unionized

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal officials claim Starbucks cut workers’ hours at hundreds of unionized stores without bargaining over it — and they want the coffee chain to pay up. The new NLRB complaint alleges Starbucks changed workers’ hours “without prior notice to the Union and without affording the Union an opportunity to bargain.” The complaint also says Starbucks has refused …

As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb at Long Beach barista, labor board finds
2 months, 2 weeks ago

As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb at Long Beach barista, labor board finds

LA Times  

Former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz acted unlawfully when he told an employee, “If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company,” the National Labor Relations Board has found. Howard Schultz, who had just begun his third stint as the company’s chief executive, became irritated and shot back: “If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can …

Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers
6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers

LA Times  

Employees, supporters and labor organizers hold signs as they strike at a Starbucks location in Los Angeles. The Supreme Court ruled for Starbucks on Thursday and limited the power of judges and the National Labor Relations Board to protect union organizers. In a 9-0 decision, the court overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Tennessee who sided with the …

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
8 months ago

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board …

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
8 months ago

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the …

Starbucks, Union Agree To Bargain Contracts For 400 Stores
9 months ago

Starbucks, Union Agree To Bargain Contracts For 400 Stores

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Starbucks has agreed to sit down with workers representing its 400 unionized stores in late April and start hammering out principles for a labor accord, another sign the coffee chain and the union may be on the cusp of a new, productive relationship. In a statement to HuffPost, Starbucks said specific arrangements still needed to be worked …

Starbucks’ Surprise Labor Pivot Could Spur a New Unionization Wave
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Starbucks’ Surprise Labor Pivot Could Spur a New Unionization Wave

Hindustan Times  

-- Starbucks Corp.’s new commitment to work with its main union to end hostilities and hash out a fair process for labor organizing is a landmark moment for labor relations — both at the coffee chain that’s long resisted organizing, and far beyond it. But they open a new era for the company, whose then-chief executive officer, Howard Schultz in …

Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks

Associated Press  

Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers said Tuesday they have agreed to begin talks with the aim of reaching labor agreements. The announcement was a breakthrough for the two sides, which have been at odds since Workers United first organized baristas at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, in late 2021. During discussions last week, the two …

Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks

LA Times  

The announcement Tuesday by Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers was a breakthrough for the two sides. Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers said Tuesday that they have agreed to begin talks with the aim of reaching labor agreements. The announcement was a breakthrough for the two sides, which have been at odds since Workers United …

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

Starbucks Union Demands Probe Of Company's Anti-Union Spending
11 months ago

Starbucks Union Demands Probe Of Company's Anti-Union Spending

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The union that organized nearly 400 Starbucks stores has asked regulators to demand financial disclosures from the coffee chain and its law firm related to their long-running campaign against the organizing effort. But Workers United argues that Littler Mendelson’s attorneys have tried to persuade workers against unionizing directly through “coercive” subpoenas, and therefore their work should be …

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 …

Labor regulators seek to force Starbucks to reopen six L.A. stores
1 year ago

Labor regulators seek to force Starbucks to reopen six L.A. stores

LA Times  

Volunteer organizer Elizabeth Fernandez holds a sign as a push to unionize Starbucks workers continues in front of a Starbucks store on Glendale Boulevard on Nov. 16. Federal labor regulators are looking to force Starbucks to reopen six Los Angeles-area Starbucks stores and 17 other locations that were closed across the country in 2022 in a move that was allegedly …

Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues
1 year ago

Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues

Associated Press  

Starbucks should better communicate its commitment to workers’ collective bargaining rights and train its employees to respect those rights, according to an independent assessment released Wednesday. Since 2021, at least 370 of Starbucks’ 9,600 company-owned U.S. stores have voted to unionize with Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. Mackall also said Starbucks’ Global Human Rights Statement …

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

'Red Cup Rebellion': The worker strike on Starbucks's most iconic day
1 year, 1 month ago

'Red Cup Rebellion': The worker strike on Starbucks's most iconic day

BBC  

'Red Cup Rebellion': The worker strike on Starbucks's most iconic day Getty Images The SBWU chose Red Cup Day to ensure their strike was as high-profile and impactful as possible Thousands of Starbucks union members walked off the job on the coffee retailer's biggest promotional day of the year. The Starbucks Workers United Union dubbed it the "Red Cup Rebellion", …

Business Highlights: Workers approve contract with GM; Starbucks staff strikes on busy Red Cup Day
1 year, 1 month ago

Business Highlights: Workers approve contract with GM; Starbucks staff strikes on busy Red Cup Day

Associated Press  

___ General Motors becomes 1st Detroit automaker to seal deal with unionized workers DETROIT — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the first Detroit automaker to get a ratified deal that could end a contentious and lengthy labor dispute. ___ Thousands of Starbucks workers strike on one of …

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 …

Starbucks Workers Are Racking Up Wins In Union-Busting Cases
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks Workers Are Racking Up Wins In Union-Busting Cases

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ella Clark didn’t have much time to goof around after she graduated from high school in June. “Starbucks would insist they haven’t broken the law,” said Clark, who hopes to major in government and history. “While appeals of several cases are pending,” a board spokesperson noted, “No findings of labor law violations in Starbucks-related cases have been …

Starbucks’ unionized baristas plan their largest-ever strike for the Red Cup Day promotion Thursday
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks’ unionized baristas plan their largest-ever strike for the Red Cup Day promotion Thursday

LA Times  

The Starbucks Workers United union said the strike Thursday will involve thousands of workers at hundreds of stores. Unionized Starbucks Corp. baristas plan to hold their biggest strike yet this week, accusing the coffee giant of refusing to fairly negotiate at cafes that voted to organize. The company, which denies wrongdoing, said it hopes that the union’s “priorities will shift …

Starbucks increases US hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks increases US hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers

Associated Press  

Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. Starbucks has 9,600 company-operated stores in the U.S. Starbucks said Monday it will increase wages — which currently average $17.50 per hour — starting Jan. 1. Employees who have worked five years or more will be eligible for a …

Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
1 year, 5 months ago

Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores

Associated Press  

The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle. Workers are protesting reports that some Starbucks stores banned LGBTQ+ Pride displays this year after backlash against companies like Target, where angry customers tipped over Pride displays and confronted workers. In a …

Over 3,000 Starbucks workers in US to go on strike over Pride decor dispute
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 3,000 Starbucks workers in US to go on strike over Pride decor dispute

India Today  

More than 3,000 workers at over 150 Starbucks stores in the United States will walk off the job over the next week, the union representing the coffee chain's baristas said on Friday, following claims the company had banned Pride Month decorations at some of its cafes. The strikes are also aimed at pushing the company to reach fair labor contracts …

Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaign
1 year, 6 months ago

Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaign

Associated Press  

Workers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LGBTQ+ causes, but the company denies it’s banned any such displays and accused the union of using misinformation as a tactic in labor talks. Starbucks on Friday said Workers United is using misinformation about its support for LGBTQ+ …

U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor

NPR  

U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images More than 3,000 Starbucks employees in over 150 locations nationwide are expected to go on strike over the next week after the union accused the coffee giant of not allowing dozens of stores to decorate …

Labor's labors lost? A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled
1 year, 8 months ago

Labor's labors lost? A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled

NPR  

A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images It was the Champagne pop heard across the economy. One year ago Saturday, a fired Amazon warehouse worker turned labor activist sprayed Champagne and then drank from the bottle outside federal labor offices in New York City. Following a …

New Starbucks CEO plans to work in stores monthly
1 year, 9 months ago

New Starbucks CEO plans to work in stores monthly

Associated Press  

Starbucks’ new CEO Laxman Narasimhan says he plans to work a half-day shift once a month in one of the company’s stores in an effort to stay close to its culture and customers. Narasimhan, who took the reins as CEO earlier this week, said in a letter to Starbucks’ employees Thursday that he also expects the company’s leadership team to …

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 …

Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight
1 year, 9 months ago

Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight

Associated Press  

A federal labor judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven fired workers, reopen a shuttered location and stop infringing on workers’ rights after finding that the company violated labor laws “hundreds of times” during a unionization campaign in Buffalo, New York. The decision issued late Wednesday by Administrative Law Judge Michael Rosas of the National Labor Relations Board requires Starbucks …

Starbucks Committed ‘Substantial’ Violations To Defeat Union: Feds
1 year, 11 months ago

Starbucks Committed ‘Substantial’ Violations To Defeat Union: Feds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal labor officials say Starbucks broke the law repeatedly during a union organizing campaign in Florida and should be forced to bargain with the workers there. He said compelling Starbucks to bargain with the Estero workers was the only certain way to rectify the situation, given the company’s “serious and substantial violations.” “Requests for a bargaining order …

As Starbucks unionizing slows, some strike, others skeptical
1 year, 11 months ago

As Starbucks unionizing slows, some strike, others skeptical

Associated Press  

Labor organizers hope this will be the year that Starbucks’ U.S. workers finally negotiate a union contract. So far, employees have voted to unionize at 274 stores, or 3% of Starbucks’ 9,000 company-owned U.S. locations, according to the labor board. Labor organizers say the long wait for Starbucks to negotiate store contracts with Workers United — an offshoot of the …

Starbucks workers begin 3-day walkout at 100 US stores
2 years ago

Starbucks workers begin 3-day walkout at 100 US stores

Associated Press  

Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. More than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United, the labor group organizing the effort. Tambellini said she’s protesting understaffed stores, poor management and what she calls Starbucks’ “scorched …

Starbucks staff plan 3-day walkout at 100 stores across United States
2 years ago

Starbucks staff plan 3-day walkout at 100 stores across United States

Firstpost  

This is the second major strike in a month by Starbucks’ US workers. That effort coincided with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives reusable cups to customers who order a holiday drink New York: Starbucks workers around the US are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. …

Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores
2 years, 1 month ago

Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores

Associated Press  

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year. Others, including Michelle Eisen, a union organizer at one of the first stores to organize in Buffalo, New York, said workers are angry that Starbucks promised higher pay and benefits to …

Starbucks workers on strike at more than 100 U.S. outlets
2 years, 1 month ago

Starbucks workers on strike at more than 100 U.S. outlets

LA Times  

Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores went on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began late last year. Others, including Michelle Eisen, a union organizer at one of the first stores to organize in Buffalo, N.Y., said workers were angry that Starbucks promised higher pay and benefits to nonunion …

Starbucks union-busting tactics against organizing workers will teach other companies how to crush union drives.
2 years, 1 month ago

Starbucks union-busting tactics against organizing workers will teach other companies how to crush union drives.

Slate  

In June, Starbucks permanently closed its busiest store in Ithaca, New York, after the newly unionized baristas there went on a short strike to protest unsanitary conditions. In August, Trader Joe’s closed its wine shop in New York City’s Union Square just days before that store’s workers were to unveil plans to seek a union election. It’s extremely hard for …

Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now
2 years, 2 months ago

Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now

NPR  

Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now Enlarge this image toggle caption Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images Starbucks workers are busy this fall, and not just with making pumpkin spice lattes. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images Added benefits for nonunion stores …

Starbucks says it wants union bargaining to begin
2 years, 2 months ago

Starbucks says it wants union bargaining to begin

Associated Press  

Starbucks said Monday that it wants to start contract negotiations next month at hundreds of U.S. stores that have voted to unionize. Casey Moore, a labor organizer and union spokesperson, said other stores have reached out to Starbucks to begin negotiations since May but have received no reply. Starbucks said Workers United has directed the company to schedule all negotiations …

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