A Manhattan coffee outpost changed its name this month in an effort to distance itself from a fast-growing chain that elicits strong feelings from New Yorkers.
Category: Coffeehouses
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No Longer at Starbucks Helm, Howard Schultz Is the Focus at Labor Hearing
The New York Times – Business:After giving up the chief executive’s job (again), Mr. Schultz still casts a long shadow over Starbucks’ policy, not least in fighting unionization.
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Bernie Sanders Presses Ahead With Subpoena of Starbucks C.E.O.
The New York Times – Business:The senator has set a Wednesday vote to compel Howard Schultz, the billionaire Starbucks chief executive, to testify in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Bernie Sanders Presses Ahead With Subpoena of Starbucks C.E.O.
The New York Times – Business:The senator has set a Wednesday vote to compel Howard Schultz, the billionaire Starbucks chief executive, to testify in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Starbucks Violated Labor Law in Buffalo Union Drive, Judge Rules
The New York Times – Business:The decision cited “egregious and widespread misconduct,” including illegal monitoring and firing of workers. Starbucks signaled that it would appeal.
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Judge Scales Back Ruling Against Starbucks in Union Fight
The New York Times – Business:After barring Starbucks from firing any U.S.-based worker over labor activity, a federal judge said he had erred and limited the action to one store.
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Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters
The New York Times – Business:A nationwide injunction restrains the company from dismissing labor organizers and could help reinstate ousted workers more quickly.
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Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?
The New York Times – Business:His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line, friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer.
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Starbucks Workers Strike at Dozens of Stores Nationally
The New York Times – Business:Workers said they were protesting the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith and other anti-union activity.
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Starbucks Showdown in Boston Points to New Phase of Union Campaign
The New York Times – Business:The company moved to contain the labor push after it took off nationally. Now, with strikes and other tactics, organizers seek to regain momentum.