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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.
Chipotle Must Pay $240K to Workers After It Closed Unionizing Store in Maine
Labor officials found that Chipotle illegally closed the store after workers sought to form the company’s first union.
Sanders-Led Committee Releases Damning Report on Starbucks’s Anti-Union Activity
“Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Starbucks Union Unveils 7 Unionizing Stores During Company Shareholder Meeting
With the new filings, the union inches closer to the landmark of 300 stores voting to unionize.
100 Starbucks Stores Strike to Send New CEO a Message: No More Union Busting
The workers say that the new CEO should reject the anti-union tactics of his predecessor, Howard Schultz.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Steps Down Early, Just Days Before Senate Hearing
Schultz is slated to testify before Bernie Sanders's Senate HELP Committee next week.