The National Labor Relations Board says the locations were closed because of union organizing, violating federal law.
Category: Coffeehouses
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Starbucks Tells Union It Wants to Resume Contract Talks
After the coffeehouse chain proposed terms for contract negotiations, Workers United, which represents 9,000 employees, said it was open to productive steps.
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Drive-Throughs in America Are Thriving
A national fixture is enjoying a fresh surge as post-pandemic customers crave speed and solitude. And restaurants are responding with a raft of innovations.
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‘That’s Not Us!’: Blank Slate Coffee Would Like You to Know It Is Not Blank Street
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.
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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.