More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers to strike
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers to strike

Daily Mail  

More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers are set to go on strike next week after a union representing the baristas claimed the company ordered them to take down Pride decorations. The Starbucks Workers United union previously accused the coffee giant of caving into backlash and failing 'to materially support the LGBTQ+ community' earlier this month. More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers are set to go on strike next week after a union representing the baristas claimed the company ordered them to take down Pride decorations The Starbucks Workers United union announced on Friday that workers across America will strike over the 'hypocritical treatment of LGBTQIA+ workers' It previously accused the coffee giant of caving into backlash and failing 'to materially support the LGBTQ+ community' earlier this month The Starbucks Workers United union took to Twitter to announce the latest strike action which will begin at the company's Seattle Roastery - located just nine blocks from Starbucks' first ever store at the Pike Place Market. The Starbucks Workers United union said executives had 'banned' stores from displaying rainbow flags and decorations halfway through Pride Month The latest strike action will begin at the company's Seattle Roastery - just nine blocks from Starbucks' first ever store at the Pike Place Market.

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Starbucks Workers United claims coffeehouse is requiring LA-area baristas to work amid wildfires
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Starbucks Workers United claims coffeehouse is requiring LA-area baristas to work amid wildfires

Salon  

Starbucks Workers United — the labor union representing over 11,000 workers at 500 Starbucks stores nationwide — has criticized the coffeehouse chain for requiring Los Angeles-area baristas to come to work amid the recent wildfires throughout the county. “Starbucks workers in LA are being forced to work in areas impacted by the recent wildfires – even where the air quality …

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union
3 months ago

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union

Al Jazeera  

Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year. A strike at Starbucks has expanded to more than 300 of the coffee chain’s stores in the United States, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job, the workers’ union said. Starbucks Workers United, representing employees at 525 stores …

Starbucks union’s “strike before Christmas” spreads to 300 stores
3 months ago

Starbucks union’s “strike before Christmas” spreads to 300 stores

Salon  

You may want to figure out how to whip up a Peppermint Mocha at home — this Christmas, your local Starbucks workers might be on strike. At least 5,000 employees at more than 300 Starbucks locations throughout the U.S. plan to join the union’s planned work stoppage on Tuesday, capping the union’s five-day strike that began Dec. 20, Bloomberg reports. …

Rolling Starbucks strike grows to include workers at hundreds of shops
3 months ago

Rolling Starbucks strike grows to include workers at hundreds of shops

LA Times  

A rolling strike of Starbucks baristas has grown since kicking off Friday to include about 300 of the coffee giant’s shops across the U.S., according to the union organizing the work stoppage. Starbucks Workers United, the union that represents about 10,000 workers at a few hundred of the ubiquitous chain’s nearly 16,500 U.S. locations, said that baristas in Boston, Philadelphia, …

Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores
3 months 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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3 months 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 …

Decaf Christmas: Starbucks strike expand to 10 major cities during busy holiday season
3 months, 1 week ago

Decaf Christmas: Starbucks strike expand to 10 major cities during busy holiday season

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. open image in gallery The walkouts are organized …

Starbucks union strike expands to 9 states
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks union strike expands to 9 states

CNN  

CNN — The five-day strike against Starbucks reached nine states on Sunday, according to its union. The Starbucks Workers United said union workers in Missouri, New Jersey and New York began their strike Sunday after locations in Colorado, Ohio and Pennsylvania joined the strike Saturday. The union has said the strike could reach “hundreds of stores” by Tuesday, a small …

Starbucks strike: Why are the company's employees in the US protesting?
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks strike: Why are the company's employees in the US protesting?

Hindustan Times  

Some members of the Starbucks workers' union which represents more than 10,000 baristas across 525 stores in the US, walked off their jobs in multiple cities on Friday, December 20, 2024, as part of a protest. Former employees and supporters join unionized Starbucks employees as they carry signs in support of a strike, outside of a Starbucks store in Arlington, …

Starbucks workers launch strikes in three US cities over pay disputes – What are the baristas’ demands?
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks workers launch strikes in three US cities over pay disputes – What are the baristas’ demands?

Live Mint  

Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike on Friday, marking a significant escalation in ongoing labor disputes between the company and its unionized baristas. The strikes, initiated by Starbucks Workers United, are a response to the company's failure to reach a labor agreement after months of negotiations. The union has expressed concerns about Starbucks’ commitment to reaching a fair …

Starbucks workers to start U.S. strike on Friday: union
3 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 months, 1 week 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 …

From Amazon to Starbucks, how workers’ strikes in the US could disrupt holiday celebrations
3 months, 1 week ago

From Amazon to Starbucks, how workers’ strikes in the US could disrupt holiday celebrations

Firstpost  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities in the US have gone on strike, demanding higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. Meanwhile, Starbucks workers have also revealed plans to launch strikes A strike by Teamsters union members at an Amazon facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, US, December 19, 2024. On Thursday, workers at seven Amazon facilities held a strike, organised by …

Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 2 weeks 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
5 months, 3 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’s anti-union Starbucks ruling lands a blow to workers rights
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s anti-union Starbucks ruling lands a blow to workers rights

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks in a …

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

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 Supreme Court on Thursday …

Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers
9 months, 2 weeks 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
11 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
11 months, 1 week 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
1 year 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 …

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

Starbucks’ Surprise Labor Pivot Could Spur a New Unionization Wave
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 1 month 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 Excludes Union Workers From Its Barista Championship
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks Excludes Union Workers From Its Barista Championship

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dillon Dix was excited to compete this year in Starbucks’ North America Barista Championship, a company-wide contest in which the winner would receive a paid trip to Starbucks’ coffee farm in Costa Rica. Starbucks has publicly committed to reaching contracts with the union, Workers United, but in recent weeks the union has filed 47 new charges alleging …

Starbucks Union Demands Probe Of Company's Anti-Union Spending
1 year, 2 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 …

Starbucks CEO said those protesting the company over Israel-Gaza conflict are misled by social media
1 year, 3 months ago

Starbucks CEO said those protesting the company over Israel-Gaza conflict are misled by social media

Salon  

Starbucks chief executive Laxman Narasimhan wants people to stop protesting the company over so-called false, online claims regarding the coffee corporation’s pro-Israel stance amid the Israel-Palestine conflict. “We see protestors influenced by misrepresentation on social media of what we stand for,” Narasimhan said in a letter to Starbucks employees and customers earlier this week. “We have worked with local authorities …

It’s not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization
1 year, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

'Red Cup Rebellion': The worker strike on Starbucks's most iconic day
1 year, 4 months 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: Advertisers flee X as Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy; Open AI ditches CEO
1 year, 4 months 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 …

Red Cup Rebellion: Starbucks workers at hundreds of locations stage strike, walkout
1 year, 4 months ago

Red Cup Rebellion: Starbucks workers at hundreds of locations stage strike, walkout

Salon  

Thousands of workers at more than 200 Starbucks locations nationwide went on strike Thursday in what organizers describe is the largest-ever strike in Starbucks history. Dubbed the “Red Cup Rebellion,” the day-long walkout took place on the company’s “Red Cup Day” promotion, which is one of the most infamously understaffed days for Starbucks baristas. Starbucks Workers United said workers at …

Business Highlights: Workers approve contract with GM; Starbucks staff strikes on busy Red Cup Day
1 year, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 employees at hundreds of US stores walkout on 'Red Cup' day
1 year, 4 months ago

Starbucks employees at hundreds of US stores walkout on 'Red Cup' day

Hindustan Times  

Workers at hundreds of Starbucks stores have begun walking off their jobs during a key promotional event on Thursday, demanding improved staffing and schedules, the Workers United said on social media platform X. The union said on Wednesday that workers at stores in 30 cities across the country had launched "surprise walkouts", ahead of the planned strike on Thursday. The …

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of the chain’s busiest days of year
1 year, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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 …

Company bosses and workers grapple with the fallout of speaking up about the Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 5 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 …

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