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Starbucks

A protester waves a sign that reads 'Union' near the Country Club Plaza Starbucks store where dozens of Starbucks employees and union supporters protested alleged anti-union tactics by the company on March 3, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

NLRB: Starbucks Must Recognize Union in Store After Violating Law Over 200 Times

Requests for bargaining orders are rare, and the move is a show of how egregious Starbucks’s union busting has been.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 23, 2022
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The Starbucks logo is displayed in the window of a Starbucks Coffee shop on January 24, 2019, in San Francisco, California.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks Union Momentum Grows With Groundbreaking First Wins in California

The union wins signal that organizing momentum is still growing despite aggressive pushback from management.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
May 12, 2022
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A Starbucks Coffee shop is seen in the background as people gather at Westlake Park during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

Labor Board: Starbucks Must Reinstate 7 Workers the Company Fired in Memphis

The board also asked the courts to swiftly issue a judgment against the company to avoid further harm to the union push.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 11, 2022
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People hold signs during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks Hit With Lawsuit From Labor Board Over Anti-Union Employee Guidelines

There are 19 sections of the company’s employee handbook that violate labor laws, the labor board found.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 6, 2022
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Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz speaks at the Starbucks Annual Meeting of Shareholders at McCaw Hall in Seattle, Washington, on March 21, 2018.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks Announces Wage Raises — But Only for Stores That Aren’t Unionizing

The union has filed charges with the labor board over the move, which is potentially illegal.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
May 4, 2022
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Protesters take to the streets to mark May Day in New York City on May 1, 2021.
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Economy & Labor

On May Day, Let’s Link the Rising Labor Revolts to Community Struggles

Starbucks and Amazon workers have given us hope. Let’s be optimistic in our organizing and link our struggles together.
by
Barbara Ransby,
Truthout
May 1, 2022
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A member of the Amazon Labor Union shakes hands with Sen. Bernie Sanders at an Amazon Labor Union rally on April 24, 2022, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House

“Biden has talked more about unions than any other president in my lifetime,” Sanders said. “But talk is not enough.”
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 26, 2022
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A Starbucks worker wears a t-shirt and button promoting unionization, outside a Chicago location on April 7, 2022.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks May Soon Face Legal Consequences for Union Busting

An injunction from the labor board seeks to reinstate workers that it finds were illegally fired for being pro-union.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 25, 2022
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People hold signs while protesting in front of Starbucks on April 14, 2022, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Starbucks CEO Pushed Managers to Thwart Unionization Efforts, Leaked Video Shows

Labor advocates say that the company is becoming desperate as baristas continue to successfully organize their stores.
by
Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
April 23, 2022
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A view of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room storefront in Seattle, Washington, on December 7, 2014.
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Economy & Labor

Just 2.5 Miles From Corporate Headquarters, Starbucks Roastery Votes to Unionize

Two of the three flagship roasteries in the U.S. are now unionized.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 22, 2022
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