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Starbucks loses appeal over union election at Seattle store: A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected Starbucks' claims that an employee vote to unionize at ...
reuters.com/legal/starbucks-loses-appeal-over-union-election-seattle-store-2024-04-24/
Quick Glance: Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law, ByteDance Forced to Sell
- After signaling his intention, President Joe Biden signs the foreign aid package including the TikTok ban bill into law.
- The U.S. Senate passes a bill forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban.
- ByteDance has nine months to sell TikTok to comply with the law.
- The U.S. government has been persistent in trying to ban TikTok due to national security concerns.
Starbucks Loses Union Battle At Flagship Store Amid Ongoing Labor Fight: A circuit court sided with unionized Starbucks workers in Seattle, one day after the ...
go.forbes.com/c/Ty6B
Starbucks baristas strike on ‘Red Cup Day’ over schedules, staffing: The stoppage by Starbucks workers is expected to be larger than last year’s strike on the ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/16/starbucks-strike-red-cup-day/
Employees at downtown Vancouver Starbucks vote to unionize: Starbucks employees at the company’s Heritage Place store in Vancouver voted Wednesday to unionize ...
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/17/employees-at-downtown-vancouver-starbucks-vote-to-unionize/
As labor movements spread nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions
pbs.org/newshour/politics/as-labor-movements-spread-nationwide-white-house-highlights-how-administration-is-helping-unions
Sen. Bernie Sanders launches probe into Amazon's safety practices, asks workers to share stories
pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-bernie-sanders-launches-probe-into-amazons-safety-practices-asks-workers-to-share-stories
Do abortion-related benefits help American firms recruit?: A new paper shows that they attract some potential employees but may turn off others
economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/08/17/do-abortion-related-benefits-help-firms-recruit
How Many Pumpkin Spice Lattes Are Too Many?: A PSL itself isn't exactly healthy, but the real problem is what it makes your body crave after you drink it.
huffpost.com/entry/how-many-pumpkin-spice-lattes-are-too-many_l_64e77036e4b000bac4771001
I am a Starbucks barista who doesn’t qualify for all the wonderful benefits you keep hearing about. We want the ‘different kind of company’ that Howard Schultz ...
fortune.com/2023/03/30/starbucks-barista-doesnt-qualify-for-wonderful-benefits-you-howard-schultz-unions/
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Seattle Starbucks Workers Strike Over ‘Unsafe Conditions’: Employees’ frustration caused a Seattle location to completely shut down on Sunday.
thedailybeast.com/seattle-starbucks-workers-strike-over-unsafe-conditions
US union ends Starbucks board campaign: Strategic Organizing Center withdraws director nominations as coffee chain and Workers United agree to co-operate
ft.com/content/d5307a82-26b8-4f58-adef-6fc9a5348e23
Paid articlePaid Starbucks strike over Pride decor follows LGBTQ anger on hours, benefits: Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their ...
reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/starbucks-strike-over-pride-decor-follows-lgbtq-anger-hours-benefits-2023-06-26/
Quick Glance: Starbucks union strikes over LGBTQ+ decor clash
- Over 3,500 workers in 150 Starbucks stores will go on strike next week due to the conflict over decorations supporting LGBTQ+ causes, according to the union.
- Starbucks denies banning such displays and accuses the union of using misinformation during negotiations.
- Starbucks reaffirms its longstanding support of LGBTQ+ causes and states that there have been no changes to company policy.
- Workers United claims that store managers across the country have limited or removed displays during a monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ people.
Starbucks is ditching one of its syrups, and customers aren’t happy. ‘Count your days’
charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article273468215.html
The Undercover Organizers Behind America’s Union Wins: At Starbucks, Amazon.com and other big employers, activists known as “salts” have been a key to labor ...
bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-03/starbucks-amazon-labor-union-wins-helped-by-undercover-salts
The Union Organizing Drive Against Corporate America: Labor unions made 53% more petitions to organize workers in fiscal 2022, at companies from Starbucks to ...
investors.com/news/labor-unions-keep-the-heat-on-companies-like-starbucks-and-amazon/
What's open on Labor Day? Target, Walmart, Starbucks, McDonald's open; Costco closed
usatoday.com/story/money/2023/09/02/open-labor-day-2023-stores-restaurants-grocery/70729301007/
Worker strikes are surging. Strains of technology may be to blame in part.: Hollywood actors, Starbucks baristas and Amazon workers among those walking out.
abcnews.go.com/Business/technologies-helping-shape-surge-worker-strikes-us/story
Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Frictionless Checkout Tech Is a Privacy Nightmare: Frictionless checkout may speed up your day, but it will also accelerate our worst ...
thedailybeast.com/amazons-just-walk-out-frictionless-checkout-tech-is-a-privacy-nightmare
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Remote Work Gives Amazon Workers a Common Cause: At Amazon, warehouse workers have shown support for corporate colleagues, noting they have nothing to gain if ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/31/business/work-home-return-office-amazon.html
Slog AM: Trump Indicted, Local Trans Woman Harassed by Far Right, Cormac McCarthy Died
thestranger.com/slog-am/2023/06/14/79035827/slog-am-trump-indicted-local-trans-woman-harassed-by-far-right-cormac-mccarthy-died
10 Working-Class Victories to Celebrate in 2023: From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge ...
commondreams.org/opinion/working-class-labor-victories-2023
Sen. Bernie Sanders schedules vote to force Starbucks CEO to testify: Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks' interim CEO ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-bernie-sanders-schedules-vote-to-force-starbucks-ceo-to-testify
Starbucks tells corporate employees to return to office 3 days a week: Corporate workers at Starbucks must return to the office at least three days a week by the ...
cnn.com/2023/01/12/business/starbucks-workers-return/
Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post
apnews.com/article/starbucks-workers-united-union-lawsuit-israel-palestinian-f212a994fef67f122854a4df7e5d13f5
This Week in Worker Conquests: UW Researchers and Postdocs Authorize Strike, Employees Say Starbucks Is Understaffing, and AAA Contractors Fined $400 ...
thestranger.com/labor/2022/10/14/78610284/this-week-in-worker-conquests
Quick Glance: Kroger and Albertsons seek to merge to form a grocery behemoth.
- Kroger Co. is discussing a merger with rival Albertsons Cos.
- The possible merger would be among the largest retail transactions in years, and the largest U.S. grocery transaction since Albertsons was purchased by Supervalu, CVS Health Corp., in 2006.
- Kroger is the second-largest grocery retailer in the United States, trailing only Walmart Inc. with a 9.9% market share.
- Kroger rose 1.5% to $46.57, valuing the firm at approximately $32.5 billion.
How Seattle-area companies are doing on their big climate promises: Emissions at Amazon, Microsoft and Starbucks are all up in recent years.
axios.com/2023/11/01/seattle-amazon-starbucks-microsoft-global-emissions
Starbucks to close another Seattle store, detailing safety concerns: Starbucks said its attempts to address safety problems at the store were not effective ...
seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-closes-second-capitol-hill-store-citing-safety-concerns/
Starbucks reinstates fired NYC union organizer, agrees to pay $21K in backpay and fines
nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-starbucks-union-schultz-long-island-depart-of-consumer-and-worker-protection-20230228-gafpkgnstrdkdmf4agdpe4q3uu-story.html
John Oliver Praises WGA During First Post-Strike Last Week Tonight: John Oliver Praises WGA on Post-Strike Last Week Tonight. He hopes SAG and IATSE will get ...
vulture.com/2023/10/john-oliver-first-last-week-tonight-after-strike.html
Quick Glance: John Oliver Congratulates WGA Writers Strike
- John Oliver returns to the Last Week Tonight desk and laments missing out on so much during the last five months that it would take a whole new version of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire to cover it.
US union membership rate hits all-time low despite campaigns: The U.S. union membership rate reached an all-time low last year despite high-profile unionization ...
apnews.com/article/technology-starbucks-corp-labor-unions-amazoncom-inc-business-1d9ce765edef24211b5160d55b3f9c90
Starbucks Refused to Negotiate Fairly at 144 Unionized Cafes, US Labor Board Alleges
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-26/starbucks-refused-to-negotiate-fairly-at-144-union-cafes-us-labor-board-alleges
‘Just lie after lie’: Inside the fight to unionize at Trader Joe’s: Despite the company’s friendly image, employees say it's using union-busting tactics seen at ...
fastcompany.com/90961324/just-lie-after-lie-inside-the-fight-to-unionize-at-trader-joes
Starbucks' former CEO set to face Bernie Sanders over employees’ unionization push
abcnews.go.com/Politics/starbucks-howard-schultz-set-face-bernie-sanders-unionization/story
Labor's labors lost? A year after stunning victory at Amazon, unions are stalled: Labor organizing surged last year, led by Amazon and Starbucks ...
npr.org/2023/03/28/1165294695/labor-union-starbucks-amazon-howard-schultz-workers
Starbucks workers begin 3-day walkout at 100 US stores: Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort ...
apnews.com/article/business-strikes-labor-75dbf4a0c505e0a9fb1af6957fb871f2
Slog AM: Starbucks Workers Strike on Red Cup Day, Court Forgives $6 Billion in Student Loans, and Free Dogs!
thestranger.com/slog-am/2022/11/17/78729544/slog-am-starbucks-workers-strike-on-red-cup-day-court-forgives-6-billion-in-student-loans-and-free-dogs
Union membership hit record low in 2022: The disappointing numbers for the U.S. labor movement come at a time of unprecedented worker leverage because of the ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/19/union-membership-2022/
Starbucks loses appeal, will rehire 7 fired Memphis workers: Starbucks said Wednesday it will reinstate seven employees who were fired in February after leading ...
apnews.com/article/trending-news-5d74a0cec86a5c8a2fe667bfff1a69c5
Starbucks illegally refused union contract talks, NLRB says: The union has filed additional complaints at other Starbucks cafes. Starbucks Corp ...
latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-28/starbucks-illegally-refused-union-contract-talks-at-21-cafes-nlrb-says
Starbucks Closes First Store to Unionize in Seattle: In labor news, Starbucks is closing the first shop to unionize in Seattle — the coffee chain’s home city ...
democracynow.org/2022/11/23/headlines/starbucks_closes_first_store_to_unionize_in_seattle
Remote Work Gives Amazon Workers a Common Cause: At Amazon, warehouse workers have shown support for corporate colleagues, noting they have nothing to gain if ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/31/business/work-home-return-office-amazon.html
Let it bubble over: PTO-passers and DEI defeats the courts this week in The Memo.
qz.com/emails/quartz-at-work/1850741902/let-it-bubble-over
Paid articlePaid The Companies That Will Cover Travel Expenses for Employee Abortions: A handful of companies have committed to helping their employees access abortion services.
nytimes.com/2022/06/24/business/abortion-companies-travel-expenses.html
Quick Glance: Employees' abortion travel expenses will be covered by these companies.
- Most businesses already cover abortion care in their health plans, but after Texas adopted stringent abortion restrictions earlier this year, a number of prominent employers enhanced their policies to include travel fees.
- Zillow announced on Friday that it will reimburse employees up to $7,500 for long-distance travel for reproductive services, gender-affirming care, and other procedures.
- In a statement to staff this month, the banking giant announced that it would expand its health plan to cover travel charges for employees seeking abortions.
- In April, the online review site stated that it will reimburse travel expenses for employees seeking abortions who are unable to obtain services in their home state.
How the cashless economy put more money in Seattle workers’ pockets: Because of new tech, customers are tipping more than ever, and servers often know before ...
seattletimes.com/business/how-the-cashless-economy-put-more-money-in-seattle-workers-pockets/
Starbucks says it wants union bargaining to begin: Starbucks says it wants to start contract negotiations next month at 234 U.S. stores that have voted to ...
seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-says-it-wants-union-bargaining-to-begin/
Starbucks and the perils of corporate succession: How the old boss can hamstring the incoming one
economist.com/business/2022/09/08/starbucks-and-the-perils-of-corporate-succession
Support for labor unions highest since 1965: Gallup: Seventy-one percent of Americans indicated support for labor unions in a Gallup poll released on Tuesday ...
thehill.com/policy/finance/3620662-support-for-labor-unions-highest-since-1965-gallup/
Are Unions Seeing the Start of a Movement—or Is it Just a Moment?: It was a good year for organizing efforts. But there are many reasons to be skeptical.
wsj.com/articles/unions-movement-or-moment-2022-11670178422
Paid articlePaid The Companies That Will Cover Travel Expenses for Employee Abortions: A handful of companies have committed to helping their employees access abortion services.
nytimes.com/2022/06/24/business/abortion-companies-travel-expenses.html
Quick Glance: The United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion.
- The ruling allows states in the United States to prohibit abortion.
- Wade judgment, which established women's constitutional right to abortion, was slammed by President Joe Biden as drastically changing life for millions of women in America and exacerbating mounting tensions in a severely fragmented country.
- The landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision is overturned by the United States Supreme Court.
- The Casey decision was also reversed in Friday's judgement.
Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores: Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a ...
apnews.com/article/starbucks-strike-walkout-red-cup-day-386896c728bc4a66d1aa51aa002fb1ba
Amazon, Hilton and Starbucks to hire thousands of refugees across Europe : Dozens of companies pledge to recruit or train people fleeing Ukraine war and other ...
ft.com/content/5742a29f-0c8e-44ab-aa5e-a90cbb56593f
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Companies pledge to help 250,000 refugees in Europe find jobs
- Amazon, Hilton, Marriott, Adidas, Starbucks, and other companies will hire, train, or otherwise help 250,000 refugees over the next three years.
- Amazon has pledged to hire at least 5,000 refugees across Europe for fulfillment and delivery jobs and provide support with immigration and legal fees, mentoring, and training.
- Staffing agencies Adecco, ManpowerGroup, and Randstad will help an additional 152,000 refugees find work.
- Accenture, Generali, and Indeed will help to train another 86,000 displaced people.
Starbucks seeks to pause union elections at U.S. cafes, claims misconduct: Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on Monday accused the federal labor board overseeing union ...
reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/starbucks-alleges-labor-board-misconduct-union-elections-us-cafes-2022-08-15/
Summer of strikes heats up: The number of workers on strike so far this year is nearly double that of last year.
axios.com/2023/06/27/us-workers-strike-jobs-economy
Starbucks is closing 16 locations due to worker, customer safety fears: Starbucks is shuttering a handful of stores because of concerns that workers don't feel ...
washingtonpost.com/food/2022/07/13/starbucks-closures-worker-safety/
Quick Glance: Starbucks is closing 16 US locations due to recurrent safety concerns.
- Starbucks Workers United aims to sue Starbucks for unfair labor practices on behalf of the two unionized locations shutting in Seattle.
- Starbucks stated that staff at certain locations will be given the option to transfer to other locations.
- "We think it is not fair that we were not allowed to be a part of this decision about our working conditions, nor for Starbucks to claim they could not provide a safe experience for our workplace," said Mari Cosgrove, an employee at one of the Seattle stores that is closing.
- Starbucks is not prohibited by US labor law from closing outlets for commercial reasons.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz pleads with workers to return to office: Schultz conceded that his attempts to get workers back in the office have been unsuccessful ...
businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-begs-workers-return-office-2022-6
Trump Tower Loses Longtime Tenant Starbucks: The Fifth Avenue skyscraper once hosted dozens of retailers on six floors, but the place now looks mostly like a ...
forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2022/06/07/trump-tower-loses-longtime-tenant-starbucks/
Starbucks accused by union of retaliation over closure of two locations: Starbucks Workers United accused the coffeehouse chain of retaliation against worker ...
foxbusiness.com/retail/starbucks-accused-union-retaliation-closure-two-locations
Starbucks gift card policy ‘deceptive,’ federal lawsuit claims: A proposed class-action lawsuit against Starbucks alleges the company enriches itself by refusing ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/lawsuit-starbucks-gift-card-policy-deceptive-discourages-cash-redemption/
Starbucks to Exit From Russia : Coffee chain joins McDonald’s, other Western companies in ending operations in Russia over Ukrainian war
wsj.com/articles/starbucks-to-exit-from-russia-11653312015
Quick Glance: Starbucks is pulling back from Russia.
- The roughly 2000 Russian Starbucks employees will be paid for another six months.
- The 130 Russian operations would be closed, the company based in Seattle announced on Monday.
- Seine approximately 2000 employees in Russia would be paid for another six months.
- In early March, shortly after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the company stated that it would continue to sell coffee in Russia, but that the profits would be used for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
Slog PM: Amazon Workers Strike in 30 Countries, Biden Wants to Ban “Assault Weapons,” and the Ships Are Bugging the Belugas
thestranger.com/slog-pm/2022/11/25/78741464/slog-pm-amazon-workers-strike-in-30-countries-biden-wants-to-ban-assault-weapons-and-the-ships-are-bugging-the-belugas
Starbucks Executive, Prominent in Push Against Union Drive, Will Leave: Rossann Williams, president of retail for North America, will depart after 17 years at ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/17/business/economy/starbucks-rossann-williams-leaving.html
These are the 16 U.S. stores that Starbucks is set to close because of safety concerns
cnbc.com/2022/07/14/starbucks-is-set-to-close-these-16-us-stores-over-safety-concerns.html
Center City Starbucks closing due to safety concerns: In a letter posted to the Starbucks website, CEO Howard Schultz said that Starbucks would need to ...
inquirer.com/news/starbucks-philadelphia-closing-10th-and-chestnut-20220713.html
A trans 24-year-old finds his voice — and ignites a union effort at his Starbucks
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/06/21/starbucks-union-workers-trans-lgbtq/
NYC Starbucks/Amazon Go Workers File Union Petition; NLRB Says Ithaca Starbucks Must Reopen
democracynow.org/2022/11/2/headlines/nyc_starbucks_amazon_go_workers_file_union_petition_nlrb_says_ithaca_starbucks_must_reopen
Supreme Court protests: U.S. corporations to pay travel costs for abortions: Just hours after the Supreme Court overturns the nationwide right to abortions ...
n-tv.de/politik/US-Konzerne-zahlen-Reisekosten-fuer-Abtreibungen-article23423041.html
Quick Glance: By a vote of 5 to 4, the Supreme Court overturns US abortion law.
- The Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the countrywide right to abortion.
- The Supreme Court said Friday that a majority of the justices voted in favor of a matching ruling.
- Tens of thousands marched in support of abortion rights.
- If the majority had sided with Roberts, a basic right to abortion would have been preserved for the time being; the court might then consider whether it is constitutionally protected in another case.
Starbucks will cover travel for workers seeking abortions: Starbucks says it will pay travel expenses for U.S. employees to access abortion or ...
abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/starbucks-cover-travel-workers-seeking-abortions-84748762
Starbucks shortchanged union workers in Seattle, labor board says: The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding ...
seattletimes.com/business/starbucks-shortchanged-union-workers-in-seattle-labor-board-says/
Westbury Starbucks workers win union vote in landslide: With a 23-0 final tally, Starbucks baristas at the Gallery at Westbury Plaza have voted to unionize.
newsday.com/business/starbucks-union-labor-workers-wajfkfth
The red-hot labor market has helped boost unions: Two federal reports this week could indicate which way employment trends are heading
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/30/labor-market-july-job-quits/
Baristas at Seattle’s marquee Starbucks reassigned to make way for ‘Heritage Markets’ ahead of union vote
seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/a-union-vote-in-the-works-baristas-at-seattles-marquee-starbucks-reassigned-to-make-way-for-heritage-markets/
The great unrest: How 2020 changed the economy in ways we can't understand yet: Because of the Covid pandemic, 2020 was an epoch-changing year ...
cnbc.com/2022/08/04/the-great-unrest-2020-changed-economy-in-ways-we-cant-understand-yet.html
James Cromwell superglued his hand to a Starbucks counter to protest vegan milk charges
cnn.com/2022/05/11/business-food/james-cromwell-starbucks-protest/
Quick Glance: Actor James Cromwell discusses Starbucks "glue-in" and public advocacy.
- The larger issue, I believe, is industrial animal agriculture, and getting people to understand that the reason cows make milk is the same reason humans create milk, which is to feed their young.
- On May 10, "Succession" star James Cromwell superglued himself to a Starbucks counter in New York City to protest a "senseless upcharge" for nondairy milk.
- Nobody is changed by me.
- People undergo transformation.
Analysis: Starbucks can't be America's public bathroom : Starbucks has at times embraced an open-bathroom policy, and sometimes shied away from it. Now ...
cnn.com/2022/07/21/business/starbucks-bathrooms-stores-closing/
Union drive at Amazon, Starbucks NYC store highlights labor challenges: Amazon and Starbucks face their latest union drive at a joint café in New York ...
businessinsider.com/union-drive-at-amazon-starbucks-nyc-store-highlights-labor-challenges-2022-12
Paid articlePaid Here's how a recession could hurt – or help – unions at big companies like Starbucks and Amazon
cnbc.com/2022/09/30/unions-could-face-obstacle-in-2023-if-economy-falls-into-recession.html
I am a Starbucks barista who doesn’t qualify for all the wonderful benefits you keep hearing about. We want the ‘different kind of company’ that Howard Schultz ...
fortune.com/2023/03/30/starbucks-barista-doesnt-qualify-for-wonderful-benefits-you-howard-schultz-unions/
Paid articlePaid Workers at 4th LI Starbucks file petition to unionize: Organizers at the coffee shop in Farmingville submitted 23 signed union cards Friday.
newsday.com/business/starbucks-union-nlrb-labor-r6og2qe5
Trader Joe’s workers file to hold company’s first union election: In a sign that service industry workers continue to have a strong interest in unionizing after ...
nytimes.com/2022/06/08/business/economy/trader-joes-union.html
Amazon, Starbucks and Apple are just three union vote targets. But unionization faces a broad fight ahead. http://ow.ly/zKxl50Ko5A2
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