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 workers in Buffalo, New York days before they cast their ballots in a historic union campaign, the company’s former CEO and largest shareholder Howard Schultz drew parallels between the coffee giant’s work culture and the experiences of Holocaust prisoners in rail cars sharing a blanket. He said a rabbi shared a story with him during a trip to Israel, noting that “one person for every six was given a blanket” in rail cars headed to Nazi concentration camps. “The rabbi says to me, ‘Take your blanket and go share it with five other people.’ So much of that story is threaded into what we have tried to do at Starbucks.” If a union vote is successful, three stores in the Buffalo area will be the first among Starbucks’ 8,000 company-owned stores to unionise, joining a part of the Service Employees International Union, and marking a landmark labour victory as thousands of workers across the US join strikes for better wages and working conditions or to push for union membership. Starbucks, which rejects the union effort, said in a statement that the company’s success “has come from our working directly together as partners, without a third party between us.” “We remain focused on supporting our partners as well as maintaining open, transparent and direct conversations throughout the process,” the statement said.

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As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb at Long Beach barista, labor board finds
3 months, 1 week 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 …

It's been a bad month for Starbucks. Ex-CEO Howard Schultz agrees
8 months ago

It's been a bad month for Starbucks. Ex-CEO Howard Schultz agrees

Salon  

It’s not been a great month for Starbucks. In their assessment of the two coffee chains, National Restaurant News’ Joanna Fantozzi said that “beyond hard numbers, the two companies have recently taken very different operational strategies.” We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism “Whereas Starbucks has been constantly churning out new menu items …

Howard Schultz is backseat driving Starbucks. That’s a problem for his successor
8 months ago

Howard Schultz is backseat driving Starbucks. That’s a problem for his successor

Live Mint  

Howard Schultz, the legendary entrepreneur who turned a local coffee chain into a global icon, was meeting with the man who would succeed him as Starbucks chief executive in a month’s time. The same principle, he told his handpicked successor Laxman Narasimhan, could be applied to Starbucks’s systems, which Schultz had spent nearly a year analyzing in search of ways …

Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
8 months, 1 week ago

Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle

Associated Press  

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales. In a LinkedIn post published over the weekend, Schultz said many people had reached out to him after Starbucks reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings last week. In his post, Schultz said …

Starbucks, Union Agree To Bargain Contracts For 400 Stores
9 months, 3 weeks 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 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’ Surprise Labor Pivot Could Spur a New Unionization Wave
10 months, 2 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
10 months, 2 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 …

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 …

Starbucks Union Demands Probe Of Company's Anti-Union Spending
11 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

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 …

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

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 Starbucks said Friday it’s …

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, …

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, …

Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz steps down from the coffee chain’s board
1 year, 4 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, 5 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 …

Howard Schultz is a fat cat in denial
1 year, 9 months ago

Howard Schultz is a fat cat in denial

Raw Story  

Earlier this month, Senator Bernie Sanders forced former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify about the company’s labor abuses before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. And I've shared it constantly with the people of Starbucks.” In Schultz’s view, he is not really a billionaire, because he started out with relatively little, and worked hard to become wealthy …

Howard Schultz claims Starbucks has never broken labor laws despite dozens of violations
1 year, 9 months ago

Howard Schultz claims Starbucks has never broken labor laws despite dozens of violations

Salon  

Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified during a much-anticipated hearing led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Wednesday, parroting what appeared to be blatant lies about the company's fierce anti-union campaign and hundreds of labor law violations over the past year and a half. "Sir, Starbucks Coffee Company, unequivocally — let me set the tone for this very early on — …

Starbucks leader grilled by Senate over anti-union actions
1 year, 9 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 …

Starbucks Senate hearing: Former CEO questioned about alleged union-busting
1 year, 9 months ago

Starbucks Senate hearing: Former CEO questioned about alleged union-busting

Slate  

Sen. Bernie Sanders wasted no time opening the hearing that would allow him to grill former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday. Democratic senators sparred with Schultz, while Republicans flattered him; Republican senators sparred with Democrats and called for an investigation of the National Labor Relations Board, of Bernie Sanders, of the Biden administration’s relationship to Venezuela. Earlier this month, …

'I earned it!' Starbucks CEO gets defensive after Bernie Sanders describes him as a 'billionaire'
1 year, 9 months ago

'I earned it!' Starbucks CEO gets defensive after Bernie Sanders describes him as a 'billionaire'

Raw Story  

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz grew defensive on Wednesday when Sen. Bernie Sanders accurately described him as a "billionaire." During a hearing about Starbucks' efforts to block its stores from being unionized, Schultz slammed an attempt by Sanders to paint him as a privileged oligarch who had success handed to him early in life. "I grew up in federally subsidized housing, …

"Illegal and egregious union busting": Howard Schultz takes the hot seat in Bernie Sanders' hearing
1 year, 9 months ago

"Illegal and egregious union busting": Howard Schultz takes the hot seat in Bernie Sanders' hearing

Salon  

When Starbucks founder Howard Schultz appears before U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday, he can expect a grilling. "Bernie will bring much more attention to his charges that Starbucks and Schultz are engaged in illegal and egregious union busting," Greenhouse said. Wall said Starbucks plans to "consider all options to obtain further …

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 …

Starbucks Workers Strike Ahead Of Shareholder Meeting
1 year, 9 months ago

Starbucks Workers Strike Ahead Of Shareholder Meeting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ARLINGTON, Va. ― Sam Dukore had some unfortunate news for the regulars at his Starbucks store in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday. The cafe in Arlington’s Court House neighborhood was one of more than 100 Starbucks stores around the country where workers took part in a one-day work stoppage, according to the baristas’ union, Workers United. Workers United …

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz abruptly steps down early — just days before Senate hearing
1 year, 9 months ago

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz abruptly steps down early — just days before Senate hearing

Salon  

Howard Schultz announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down from his post as Starbucks CEO two weeks earlier than his scheduled departure date, resigning just before a hearing led by Sen. Bernie Sanders about the company's union busting next week. Schultz began his third stint as CEO of the company last year when, as workers said, the company brought …

Union-busting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will face Bernie Sanders in a Senate hearing soon.
1 year, 10 months ago

Union-busting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will face Bernie Sanders in a Senate hearing soon.

Slate  

After every election cycle, the committee-assignment shuffle begins. In March 2022, the senator sent the CEO a letter demanding he “end the union busting and obey the law.” In 2019, when Schultz flirted with a run for president, Sanders was blistering about the billionaire’s political ambitions and about Schultz’s opposition to Sanders’ proposals on taxing the wealthy. Schultz had previously …

Starbucks’ Schultz agrees to testify before Senate committee
1 year, 10 months ago

Starbucks’ Schultz agrees to testify before Senate committee

Associated Press  

Howard Schultz has agreed to appear before a U.S. Senate committee that is examining Starbucks’ actions amid an ongoing unionization campaign. Sanders had been asking Schultz to testify for several weeks, but Schultz had previously refused, saying the company’s chief public affairs officer would be better equipped to discuss the company’s labor record. Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing workers, …

Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight
1 year, 10 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 …

Sanders schedules vote to force Starbucks CEO to testify
1 year, 10 months ago

Sanders schedules vote to force Starbucks CEO to testify

Associated Press  

Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about an ongoing unionization effort at the company. Sanders, a Vermont Independent and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said Wednesday that the committee will vote March 8 on whether to issue a …

Starbucks’ Schultz declines to appear before Senate panel
1 year, 11 months ago

Starbucks’ Schultz declines to appear before Senate panel

Associated Press  

Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schutz has declined a request to appear before a Senate committee seeking to question him about the coffee chain’s response to an ongoing unionization campaign at the company’s U.S. stores. The Vermont Independent sent a letter to Schultz earlier this month asking him to appear March 9 for a hearing about the unionization campaign and Starbucks’ …

Bernie Sanders blasts Starbucks CEO for refusing to testify: 'Easier' to fire workers than answer questions
1 year, 11 months ago

Bernie Sanders blasts Starbucks CEO for refusing to testify: 'Easier' to fire workers than answer questions

Raw Story  

U.S. coffee chain Starbucks on Tuesday told the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that interim CEO Howard Schultz has no intention of testifying before the panel as Chairman Bernie Sanders requested last week, sparking speculation that the progressive senator could use his subpoena power to compel the billionaire executive to appear at an upcoming hearing. Sanders was joined …

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz declines to appear at US Senate hearing
1 year, 11 months ago

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz declines to appear at US Senate hearing

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz has declined an invitation from 11 senators to testify on 9 March on the coffee company’s compliance with federal labor law. According to a report in Reuters, “Last week, US Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs a committee on labor issues, and 10 other members of the committee asked Schultz to answer by …

House Democrats Blast Starbucks For ‘Union-Busting, Intimidation And Retaliation’
2 years, 2 months ago

House Democrats Blast Starbucks For ‘Union-Busting, Intimidation And Retaliation’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of House Democrats sent a scathing letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Friday, accusing the coffee chain of wielding its workplace benefits as a cudgel against unionizing baristas. In a June letter to employees on the new benefit, Starbucks said that “all partners” enrolled in the company health care plan would have access to …

Starbucks union-busting tactics against organizing workers will teach other companies how to crush union drives.
2 years, 2 months 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 CEO is blind to the publicity in labor organizing
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 names former PepsiCo executive as new CEO
2 years, 4 months ago

Starbucks names former PepsiCo executive as new CEO

Associated Press  

Starbucks has named a longtime PepsiCo executive as its new CEO. He will work closely with Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz through April 1, when he will assume the CEO role and join the company’s board. Schultz, a longtime CEO who helped shape Starbucks after buying it in 1987, came out of retirement and assumed the interim CEO job in …

Starbucks accuses US labour officials of helping workers unionise
2 years, 5 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 …

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 …

The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal
2 years, 6 months ago

The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal

NPR  

The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal Enlarge this image toggle caption Darren Hauck for NPR Darren Hauck for NPR As the wave of worker organizing at Starbucks took off this year, Steph Achter looked on with joy. toggle caption Darren Hauck for NPR Lutz got other Stone Creek baristas on board with her cause. A career …

Starbucks CEO pushes harder against unions
2 years, 7 months ago

Starbucks CEO pushes harder against unions

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz made it clear Thursday that he does not intend to hold good-faith negotiations with Starbucks Workers United—the union that has won elections at more than 140 coffee shops nationwide since December—potentially exposing the corporation to a fresh legal fight with the National Labor Relations Board. As Jordan Zakarin of …

Starbucks Union Says Howard Schultz Broke The Law During New York Times Interview
2 years, 7 months ago

Starbucks Union Says Howard Schultz Broke The Law During New York Times Interview

Huff Post  

Andrew Ross Sorkin and Howard Schultz speak on stage at the New York Times DealBook/DC policy forum on June 9 in Washington, D.C. Leigh Vogel via Getty Images The union that represents Starbucks workers at roughly 150 stores has accused CEO Howard Schultz of violating labor law during a public interview with The New York Times this week, and has …

Starbucks Is Playing With Fire
2 years, 8 months ago

Starbucks Is Playing With Fire

Slate  

Ever since a few dozen baristas began an organizing drive in Buffalo, New York, last year, Starbucks has been engaged in a crude union-busting campaign that has made a mockery of the image it has sought to portray to its customers and workforce. But one Buffalo barista, Will Westlake, told of being summoned to an hourlong anti-union session where it …

Column: Why Starbucks has become a huge unionization target — and why the company is in a panic
2 years, 8 months ago

Column: Why Starbucks has become a huge unionization target — and why the company is in a panic

LA Times  

On April 7, Madison Hall, a barista and union organizer at the Starbucks store on Long Beach’s bustling 2nd Street commercial strip, was invited to a session the next day to “meet with and co-create with upper-level management,” Hall says. “Because Starbucks is a front-facing company considered ‘essential,’” Workers United organizing chief Richard Minter says, “the pandemic exacerbated the employer-employee …

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 …

CEO Howard Schultz ripped for saying Starbucks 'being assaulted' by unionization
2 years, 9 months ago

CEO Howard Schultz ripped for saying Starbucks 'being assaulted' by unionization

Raw Story  

On his first day back as chief executive of Starbucks, billionaire Howard Schultz said during a town hall Monday that the coffee giant and other U.S. companies are "being assaulted" by unionization drives, a comment that workers took as a signal of his union-busting intentions as he takes the helm amid a nationwide wave of organizing." In response to Schultz's …

Starbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz returns
2 years, 9 months ago

Starbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz returns

Associated Press  

Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz — who returned to the company as interim CEO on Monday — said his first major action will be suspending Starbucks’ share buyback program and plowing those billions of dollars into the company instead. The pivot in strategy comes just three weeks after Starbucks announced that Schultz, who bought the company in 1987 and led …

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