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Workers launch union effort at world’s largest Starbucks, downtown Chicago’s Michigan Avenue roastery

Workers at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Chicago's Michigan Avenue — the largest Starbucks in the world — are seeking union representation.

Chicago Tribune

Workers at over 150 US Starbucks stores to strike over Pride decorations

More than 3,500 employees to take part in nationwide strike, led by company’s Seattle Roastery

The Guardian - US

Starbucks Pride decorations removed because of new policy, US workers say

The company claims there have been no corporate policy changes and stated its ‘unwavering support’ of the LGBTQ+ community

The Guardian - US

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‘The law is finally catching up’: the union contract fight at Starbucks

National Labor Relations Board details slew of complaints and rulings against coffee chain waging fierce anti-union campaign

The Guardian - US

Starbucks workers strike in Baltimore and other locations to protest bargaining delays

Starbucks baristas staged one-day strikes Monday at one of the chain’s Baltimore coffee shops and at other Maryland and Virginia stores to protest what the newly unionized workers say have been delays in negotiating labor contracts.

Tribune News Service

Starbucks fires worker who sparked union

The firing came just days after former CEO Howard Schultz appeared before a Senate committee to face questioning

Salon

Starbucks fires Buffalo worker active in unionization effort

Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks’ workers, said Lexi Rizzo was fired after arriving a few minutes late for work. It claims the firing was retaliation for Rizzo’s vocal support of the union.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Starbucks fires Buffalo worker who founded union campaign

Lexi Rizzo, shift supervisor for seven years at one of the first stores to unionize, says company claims she was fired for tardiness

The Guardian - US

Schultz accused of lying under oath

At one point in the ex-CEO’s Senate testimony, Bernie Sanders reminded Schultz that it is illegal to lie under oath

Salon

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spars with Bernie Sanders over anti-union campaign as workers demand a contract

Bernie Sanders grilled the billionaire chief of the coffee empire, which has still yet to recognise a single union contract after headline-making elections – and a mountain of labour law violations

The Independent UK

Schultz denies alleged Starbucks union busting in Sanders-led congressional hearing

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defended the coffee giant’s labor practices and denied union busting Wednesday in his testimony before a Senate committee chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. His appearance, along with his Starbucks coffee cup, came after a lengthy refusal that nearly led to a subpoena vote.

Tribune News Service

Howard Schultz says Starbucks has never broken the law. A judge said the company did ‘hundreds of times’

The retail coffee giant’s chief has denied that the company has violated labour law with its anti-union campaign, weeks after a judge found ‘egregious and widespread misconduct’

The Independent UK

Howard Schultz takes the hot seat

Starbucks founder’s testimony before U.S. Senate committee will be an accountability moment for coffee chain

Salon

Howard Schultz Takes the Hot Seat

Starbucks founder’s testimony before U.S. Senate committee will be an accountability moment for coffee chain on alleged union busting.

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Salon

Schultz resigns ahead of Senate grilling

Schultz is slated to testify before Bernie Sanders’s Senate HELP Committee next week

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: How touchy-feely Starbucks became the poster child for illegal union-busting

Few American companies strive to project as warm and welcoming an image as Starbucks, in its treatment of customers and workers alike.

The Guardian - US

Starbucks CEO to testify before Senate over opposition to stores unionizing

Bernie Sanders had threatened to subpoena Howard Schultz if he refused to appear while workers file unfair labor practice charges

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Two Philly baristas were fired after leading organizing efforts. Now Starbucks must rehire them and give back pay

Two Philadelphia Starbucks baristas who were fired in 2020 after helping to launch an organizing effort have won their jobs back, as well as back pay, the National Labor Relations Board has decided.

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Starbucks refused union contract talks at 21 cafes, NLRB says

Starbucks Corp. has illegally refused to negotiate at 21 recently unionized cafes in Washington state and Oregon, US labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint.

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders backs Starbucks workers starting three day strike at 100 US stores

CEO Howard Schultz local coffeeshop among those closed as part of action

WEKU

Starbucks workers plan a 3-day walkout at 100 U.S. stores in a unionization effort

More than 1,000 baristas are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United. More than 264 of Starbucks' 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have voted to unionize since late last year.

Tribune News Service

At 1st anniversary, Starbucks, union workers face reality check

SEATTLE — Starbucks workers and supporters rallied in major cities across the country Friday to celebrate the anniversary of the first unionized store in Buffalo, New York.

The Guardian - US

Workers at over 100 US Starbucks stores strike on ‘Red Cup Day’

Strike was launched to protest against Starbucks’ failure to bargain with unionized stores and failure to adequately staff stores

Axios

Starbucks workers strike at over 100 stores on Red Cup Day

The protests come on Red Cup Day, one of the most popular days of the year for the coffee giant.

WEKU

On Red Cup Day, thousands of Starbucks workers go on strike

Hardcore Starbucks fans eagerly await the day the coffee company gives out limited-edition holiday cups. The union organizing Starbucks workers hope those same customers will help support their cause.

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