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How big companies like Tesla and Starbucks are fending off unionization

The public is increasingly pro-labor, but big employers are not shy about aggressively fending off unionization.

Axios

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Darker Truths About the State of Unionizing in the Country — and What Can Be Done to Change Things

Organizing franchises is swell, but the attacks on unionization drives must stop.

Capital & Main

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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz declines to testify in Sanders' hearing

Starbucks declined to make interim CEO Howard Schultz available to testify before Congress next month, according to a letter sent by Starbucks' general counsel Zabrina Jenkins on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Starbucks' Schultz declines to appear before Senate panel

Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schutz has declined a request to appear before a Senate committee seeking to question him about the coffee chain’s response to an ongoing unionization campaign at the company’s U.S. stores

The Independent UK

Tesla workers trying to unionize are turning to the group that launched Starbucks’ nationwide union wave

Some of Tesla's employees filed a petition on Tuesday to unionize at the Buffalo, N.Y. factory with the goal to fight for better working conditions and pay.

Fortune

Starbucks Dealt Massive Legal Blow in Key Union City

The coffee giant denies any anti-union activity, but the Labor Board disagrees

The Street

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NY Tesla Employees Want a Change That Will Enrage Elon Musk

The employees at the Buffalo, N.Y Tesla factory want to organize efforts to start a union for better pay and work conditions.

The Street

Starbucks uses 'cheat sheet' to help staff with tricky Irish names

Ee-Fa and Ka-Hal no longer have to worry about their names appearing wrong on coffee cups

Irish Mirror

Woman not sure if she can ever go back to Starbucks after finding hidden message on cup

A TikTok user was left feeling rather awkward after noticing a 'smooth' message that had been left for her by a barista on her coffee cup and now doesn't think she can return to the store

Daily Mirror

Tesla workers launch union campaign in New York

Tesla Inc. workers in New York state are launching a unionization campaign, teeing up a potential first for the electric-vehicle maker and the latest labor challenge for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

Tribune News Service

Housing development earmarked for area 'already at breaking point'

Parr Bridge Retail Park hosts a wealth of businesses including a Starbucks, a Lidle and a nursery - with much more still to come

Manchester Evening News

Too few retail execs have the chops to be CEO anymore

Retail boards are struggling with fewer prospects to fill the corner office.

Fortune

Abuse at the hands of ‘phoney prophet’: Inside cult linked to Constance Marten

Constance Marten’s friends say she wasn’t the same after her time in the cult

The Independent UK

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The Street

Target Makes a Big Bet on a Surprising Category

The chain wants to set itself apart from rivals like Walmart by doing something very different.

Tribune News Service

Short of workers, Washington aerospace industry aims for higher tech, higher wages

Daniele Cagnatel, CEO of Renton, Washington-based Sekisui Aerospace, called Wednesday for a transformation of the low-wage, old-technology model common among Washington state's aerospace manufacturers.

Dublin Live

Local cafe takes over former Starbucks location on Aungier Street

The Bean Box, famous for their flat whites, has taken up residence at Aungier Street's Avalon House

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh artist collaborates with Starbucks for bespoke Valentine’s Day designs

An Edinburgh illustrator will be on hand at the St James Quarter Starbucks this weekend, to craft personalised artworks for the first 100 visitors who come through the door.

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Daily Mirror

Couple forced to cancel their holiday after being charged £3,300 for a Starbucks

Jesse O'Dell ordered a venti caramel frappucino for himself and an iced Americano for his wife Deedee, which should have cost around £8, but the pair were stunned to learn their balance had been crumpled by a whopping $4,456 (£3,686) charge

AFP

Coffee so cold it's hot: South Korea's love of iced Americano

Seoul (AFP) - K-pop stars BTS drink it.It appears in K-dramas.Fans are so dedicated to consuming it year-round they've coined a new South Korean proverb: "Even if I freeze to death, iced Americano!"

The Denver Post

Starbucks illegally interfered with union-forming at Denver store, judge rules

An administrative law judge has ruled that coffee giant Starbucks illegally interfered with employees who formed a union at a Denver store. And a hearing is scheduled in March to hear complaints from employees at two other Colorado stores who voted to unionize.

The Independent UK

In new role, Sanders demands answers from Starbucks' Schultz

As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen_ Bernie Sanders says some corporations “should be nervous.”

Fortune

Americans are fed up with tipping—but they’re doing it more often

However, experts warn that increases in digital tip requests could backfire.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow Apple store staff make history as the first in the UK to unionise

WORKERS in a Scottish Apple store have now officially become the first in the UK to unionise after signing a formal agreement with the American tech…

The Street

Starbucks Has a Secret Recipe That Makes it Immune to the Economy

The coffee chain sells something you could make at home or get for free at the office, but there's a real reason that people still pay up.

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