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Judge Rules Starbucks Illegally Withheld Raises, Benefits from Union Workers
The ruling is sweeping, affecting stores nationwide.
Nearly 90 Percent of Young People Support Unions, Poll Finds
The AFL-CIO, which commissioned the poll, said the union had never seen support levels that high.
Cornell Drops Starbucks After Company Shuttered All of Ithaca’s Unionized Stores
The decision came after students launched a campaign to get the university to end its contract with the company.
As Starbucks Stalls Negotiations, Workers Use New Tactics to Push for Contract
An ambitious new campaign urges customers and allies to take action in support of unionizing Starbucks workers.
NLRB Accuses Starbucks of “Purge” of Organizer-Workers in Pittsburgh
A judge ruled that coffee giant Starbucks violated federal labor law by terminating the workers.
Amid Rampant Union Busting, Workers Tell Starbucks It’s Time to Negotiate
On May Day, Starbucks workers confronted managers at the corporation’s regional headquarters in Manhattan.
Starbucks Workers Unionize 300th Store Less than 18 Months After First Win
“Starbucks baristas are writing labor history,” said organizer Michelle Eisen.
Longtime Astroturf Firm Obscures Funders as It Targets Starbucks Union
The firm operates behind a maze of opaque nonprofits to hide the names of companies that pay to wage attacks on unions.
Former Starbucks Worker Describes Being Fired After He Helped Organize Union
Jaysin Saxton also testified at the Senate hearing Wednesday on Starbucks’s union-busting record.
Schultz Says Starbucks Has Never Broken Labor Laws Despite Dozens of Violations
At one point in the ex-CEO’s Senate testimony, Bernie Sanders reminded Schultz that it is illegal to lie under oath.