Tag: Starbucks
Starbucks Tried to Crush Its Baristas. What Happened Next Will Shock You
Starbucks workers have done what many thought was impossible — force one of the largest corporations in the world to negotiate a union contract. It's…
May 9, 2024
Behind The Billionaire-Led Plot To Undermine The Starbucks Union
In August 2021, a few Starbucks workers in Buffalo formed Starbucks Workers United. The union has now organized more than 350 stores and represents over…
August 23, 2023
Exclusive: Young Union Organizers At White House For Meeting With Biden And Bernie Sanders
President Biden will meet with young workers and union organizers at the White House on Monday, where he and Sen. Bernie Sanders will learn about…
July 17, 2023
Starbucks Manager Admitted That Pride Was Canceled By Higher-Ups
Starbucks executives last year decided to cancel future Pride month celebrations at more than 100 stores across three states. “I know there has been some…
June 20, 2023
Exclusive: Starbucks Agrees to Settlement For Violating Workers Rights in Seattle
Starbucks agreed to a settlement with the NLRB and Starbucks Workers United that will compensate nearly a dozen unionized employees in Seattle who were illegally…
June 14, 2023
How Starbucks Just Broke the Law (Again)
Starbucks founder Howard Schultz had a meltdown when questioned by the Senate about union-busting. Then he sought revenge. Multiple workers were fired, including the founder…
May 3, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Starbucks Illegally Withheld Raises & Tips from Union Workers, NLRB Says
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it excluded unionized stores from a new policy that facilitated tipping via credit card, according to a new complaint…
March 27, 2023
In Midst Of Union Busting, Starbucks Covertly Plans To Give Away $20 Billion To Wealthy Shareholders
Starbucks has quietly resumed its stock buyback program, less than a year after CEO Howard Schultz announced their suspension in a bid to quell the…
February 24, 2023
Under a New Labor Rule, Justice is Coming for Starbucks Workers
She was 17, working as a barista, and living in her car. Days before her high school graduation, Starbucks fired Katie for union organizing. Her…
February 16, 2023
Howard Schultz’s Own Foundation Decries Starbucks’ Treatment of Its Workers
By Ginny Keenan Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s foundation has released a report that rates Starbucks as one of the worst large employers in the country…
December 9, 2022
Workers at This Starbucks-Amazon Hybrid Store Are Unionizing
Workers are taking on two of the biggest union-busters in America. Starbucks and Amazon opened a new store together in Times Square where workers are…
December 2, 2022
Red Cup Rebellion: Inside The Largest Starbucks Strike Ever
Narrated by Tori Tambellini, Starbucks Union Organizer [On picket]: Good morning! We’re striking! We didn’t think it would come to this. A nationwide strike. 111…
November 23, 2022