Starbucks labor organizer resigns from Buffalo store
2 years, 3 months ago

Starbucks labor organizer resigns from Buffalo store

Associated Press  

A high-profile labor organizer has resigned from Starbucks, saying the company forced her out because of her union leadership. The vote at Brisack’s store kicked off a movement; since then, at least 238 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Seattle-based Starbucks said it tried to balance Brisack’s scheduling requests with the store’s staffing needs. Brisack said her request wasn’t unusual, and many people work at Starbucks only one or two days per week. Workers United, the union backing the Starbucks drive, said Wednesday that it has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Starbucks on Brisack’s behalf.

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Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores
5 hours, 22 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 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 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, 1 hour 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, 1 hour 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, 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 …

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 …

US labor judge orders Starbucks to reinstate high-profile union organizer
10 months, 2 weeks ago

US labor judge orders Starbucks to reinstate high-profile union organizer

Associated Press  

A federal labor law judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate a high-profile labor organizer and barista who resigned in 2022 after the coffee giant repeatedly ignored their scheduling requests. In a decision dated Tuesday, an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Starbucks compelled Jaz Brisack to resign. The judge said Starbucks scheduled Brisack, who uses …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz steps down from the coffee chain’s board
1 year, 3 months ago

Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz steps down from the coffee chain’s board

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz is stepping down from the company’s board of directors, the coffee chain announced. For its third fiscal quarter ended in July, Starbucks reported record revenue — with same-store sales notably jumping 46% in China, reversing last year’s declines due to COVID restrictions. In recent months, Starbucks and Schultz also came under fire …

Starbucks violated labour law by firing union-organising store supervisor, rules judge
1 year, 4 months ago

Starbucks violated labour law by firing union-organising store supervisor, rules judge

India Today  

Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had organized workers to join a union, a federal labor board judge ruled on Monday. The National Labor Relations Board established "striking and strong evidence of animus" behind Starbucks' termination of Rhythm Heaton as a shift supervisor at its Astor Place store, NLRB Administrative Law Judge Benjamin Green …

Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions
1 year, 8 months ago

Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions

Associated Press  

Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted the coffee chain hasn’t broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “But conversely, we have consistently laid out our preference, without breaking any law, of communicating to our people what we believe is our vision …

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 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 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 …

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 …

Starbucks CEO is blind to the publicity in labor organizing
2 years, 3 months ago

Starbucks CEO is blind to the publicity in labor organizing

Raw Story  

The billionaire who built the Starbucks brand into one of the globe’s favorite recreational drug dealers returned in April as interim CEO of the company. The National Labor Relations Board has accused Howard Schultz’s company of breaking federal labor laws with the carelessness and passion of a twice impeached president stealing nuclear secrets. "Every decision Starbucks makes must be viewed …

Starbucks to revamp stores to speed service, boost morale
2 years, 3 months ago

Starbucks to revamp stores to speed service, boost morale

Associated Press  

Starbucks __ ringing up record sales but struggling with low employee morale __ plans to spend $450 million next year to make its North American stores more efficient and less complex. Our physical stores were built for a different era,” said John Culver, Starbucks’ chief operating officer, at a day-long event for investors in Seattle Tuesday. Culver said customizable cold …

Starbucks loses appeal, will rehire 7 fired Memphis workers
2 years, 3 months ago

Starbucks loses appeal, will rehire 7 fired Memphis workers

Associated Press  

Starbucks said Wednesday it will reinstate seven employees who were fired in February after leading an effort to unionize their Memphis store. But the National Labor Relations Board disagreed with Starbucks’ action, saying it was interfering with workers’ right to organize, and it asked a federal court in Memphis to intervene. Last month, a federal judge ordered Starbucks to reinstate …

Labor board accuses Starbucks of pay disparity
2 years, 3 months ago

Labor board accuses Starbucks of pay disparity

Associated Press  

A regional office of the National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize. At the time, Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz said U.S. labor law requires union stores to negotiate their own contracts with the company. Dan Cornfield, a professor of sociology and …

Labor board files complaint accusing Starbucks of withholding pay hikes at unionized stores
2 years, 3 months ago

Labor board files complaint accusing Starbucks of withholding pay hikes at unionized stores

LA Times  

The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize. The labor board’s Seattle office filed the complaint late Wednesday against Starbucks. In the case filed Wednesday, the NLRB said Starbucks violated labor law by offering raises and benefits — including increased training, career …

Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules
2 years, 4 months ago

Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules

Associated Press  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize their store. “Interest in a union does not exempt partners from following policies that are in place to protect partners, our customers and the communities we serve.” But the NLRB and the fired …

Starbucks must offer to rehire fired activists, judge says
2 years, 4 months ago

Starbucks must offer to rehire fired activists, judge says

Al Jazeera  

US labour law prohibits businesses from firing workers for participating in collective efforts to improve working conditions. Starbucks Corp. has to offer reinstatement to seven fired pro-union employees in Memphis, Tennessee, and must not retaliate against employees who support union organizing, a federal judge ruled. “We’re beyond thankful the federal court ruled in our favor, and this just goes to …

Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily
2 years, 4 months ago

Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily

Associated Press  

Starbucks on Monday asked the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores, citing allegations from a board employee that regional NLRB officials improperly coordinated with union organizers. In a letter to the board chairman and other officials, Starbucks said the unnamed career NLRB employee informed the company about the activity, which happened in …

Starbucks accuses US labour officials of helping workers unionise
2 years, 4 months ago

Starbucks accuses US labour officials of helping workers unionise

Al Jazeera  

The coffee giant is asking the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at US stores. The coffee giant on Monday accused NLRB agents of helping the union group Starbucks Workers United win elections by manipulating the voting process and then collaborating to cover up the behaviour, according to a letter Starbucks sent to the NLRB. The …

NLRB dismisses Starbucks charge against union organizers
2 years, 4 months ago

NLRB dismisses Starbucks charge against union organizers

Associated Press  

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a charge Starbucks filed against union organizers in Phoenix, saying there was not enough evidence that pro-union workers blocked store entrances or intimidated customers during a spring rally. The company contended that pro-union workers violated U.S. labor law by threatening workers and customers a Phoenix Starbucks store. The charge was one of just …

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 …

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