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The Latest Breaking News from Starbucks Workers United

Starbucks workers hold strike vote amid anger over pay and conditions

Union says world’s largest coffee chain engaged in bad faith bargaining and stonewalled over contract

The Guardian - US

Is the New Starbucks CEO Failing? He Just Axed 900 Workers While Splurging on 'Cozier Chairs'

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is under scrutiny after axing 900 jobs and closing stores while pouring $1bn into café renovations, sparking union backlash and investor questions about the company's strategy.

International Business Times UK

A year under CEO Niccol: Starbucks workers’ long fight for a union contract

Twelve months since Brian Niccol took the top job and promised change, the union and CEO are still at loggerheads

The Guardian - US

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The next phase of Starbucks' turnaround plan is offering executives up to $6 million in stock grants, as baristas scrap to get annual raises above 2%

Baristas reportedly received 2% to 3% pay increases at the end of 2024 following a tough financial year. New CEO Brian Niccol received nearly $100 million within his first year as boss.

Fortune

Starbucks baristas go on strike following new rule change

More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 stores have been on strike since Sunday

The Independent UK

Starbucks denies Union allegations

The coffeehouse giant has denied the accusation, saying they are offering "catastrophe pay" for affected workers

Salon

A bargaining breakdown and strikes: the bitter union fight at Starbucks

Workers call proposals ‘almost laughable’ with new CEO’s pay package 10,000 times the median salary of barista

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Starbucks Is Forcing Workers To Show Up in Areas In Danger Due To LA Wildfires: Union

SB Workers United claims workers were being required to work in areas where the air quality is unsafe.

International Business Times

US Starbucks workers’ strike expands to 11 states as Christmas approaches

Walkouts have caused nearly 50 stores nationwide to close in five days, says Starbucks Workers United union

The Guardian - US

Starbucks Workers United Strike Spreads Across Nine States

Starbucks Workers United union strike expands to nine states, impacting store operations over wage demands.

Top News

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has one job: Fix the bad vibes

The former Chipotle leader has big staffing and operations challenges at the coffee company.

Fortune

How extreme heat impacts chefs and cooks

"Stories of working under heat stress are common in the restaurant and food service industry . . ."

Salon

Starbucks resumes bargaining amid fresh wave of unionized stores

World’s largest coffee chain agrees framework with Workers United as push to increase unionization continues apace

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‘Huge breakthrough’ in Starbucks union talks – which other US firms will follow?

Coffee chain appears willing to come to the table, which could mean good news for Trader Joe’s, Amazon and REI workers

The Guardian - US

Twenty-five US universities face calls to cancel Starbucks contracts

Student organizers, faculty and workers protest against coffee company’s response to union organizing efforts

The Guardian - US

‘Dark forces’: how US corporations turned to courts in fight against unions

Companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starbucks are using new legal playbook against unions, experts say

The National (Scotland)

'Gaza bleeds': Edinburgh Princes Street store sprayed with pro-Palestine statement

POLICE have opened an investigation after a coffee shop in Edinburgh's city centre was spray-painted with a pro-Palestine statement.

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Salon

Starbucks wants Gaza boycotts to stop

The recent plea comes in the wake of Starbucks' tensions with Starbucks Workers United and poor holiday sales

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“Starbucks Is Getting Desperate”: Starbucks And Kim Kardashian Under Fire Amidst Global Boycott

“I’m not surprised. But in the middle of a boycott, Kim?” The post “Starbucks Is Getting Desperate”: Starbucks And Kim Kardashian Under Fire Amidst Global Boycott first appeared on Bored Panda.

Salon

How the Starbucks boycotts changed 2023

Ongoing consumer boycotts alongside global strikes have hit the major coffee corporation hard

Salon

Red Cup Rebels: Starbucks workers strike

Members of the Starbucks Workers United are demanding improved staffing and fair labor practices

The Independent UK

Thousands of Starbucks workers walk out in ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ protest at company ‘union busting’

Organisers say protest is largest strike in coffee chain’s history

USA Today Sports Media Group

It’s Starbucks Red Cup Day 2023, but here’s why you’re hearing about a ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ from employees

Here's how to get a free red cup from Starbucks, but there are also employee protests to note.

The Guardian - US

‘You can’t beat us’: Starbucks workers to strike in ‘Red Cup Rebellion’

Thousands expected to participate, including actions at non-unionized stores, in latest attempt to pressure company to bargain

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