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Aug 10 2023
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Target Will Serve Starbucks At Curbside Pick-Ups
Target Stores is adding food and drinks to curbside pickup at their stores throughout the U.S.A. It is a great idea to boost sales, customers can enjoy a cup while driving home without leaving their car. Starbucks has been serving food and drinks in Target stores for several years. There are baristas in all stores and they are Target employees. Now these baristas will have to hustle to get hot
ForbesNov 16 2023
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Some Starbucks workers in Colorado join "Red Cup Rebellion" for work stoppage
Some Starbucks employees in Colorado joined others across the nation in what's being called "Red Cup Rebellion." The employees walked off the job for two hours on Thursday on the popular coffee chain's Red Cup Day. Red Cup Day is an annual promotion in which the coffee chain gives out reusable cups to customers who order holiday drinks. It's also typically a very busy day for Starbucks. The
CBS News (Online)Nov 16 2023
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14 WA Starbucks stores join national Red Cup Rebellion strike
Starbucks workers at 200 locations nationwide, including 14 in Washington, are planning to strike Thursday on one of the company’s busiest days, according to the union representing the workers. The workers are calling for the coffee giant to bargain over issues including staffing and scheduling, said the union, Starbucks Workers United. In Washington, nearly 380 Starbucks workers at the 14
The Seattle TimesDec 14 2023
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National Labor Relations Board seeks to reopen 23 Starbucks stores, including 8 in Seattle area
SEATTLE — The nation’s top labor body said Wednesday it wants Starbucks to reopen 23 shuttered stores across the U.S., including seven in Seattle and one in Everett. According to a National Labor Relations Board complaint filed Wednesday, Starbucks violated labor law because it allegedly closed the stores due to union organizing. Seattle-based Starbucks cited safety concerns as the reason for
The ColumbianDec 14 2023
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Federal regulators want Starbucks to reopen 23 stores allegedly closed to suppress union activity
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on Tuesday that would force Starbucks to reopen 23 stores, including eight in Washington, that were shut down to allegedly suppress union-organizing activity, according to the New York Times. At least seven of the 23 stores identified by the NLRB had unionized, according to the New York Times. "This complaint is the latest
Fox 13 SeattleNov 13 2023
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First Rhode Island Starbucks files for union election, joins nationwide movement
Workers from a Rhode Island Starbucks filed a petition on Monday to unionize with Starbucks Workers United. The One Financial store in Providence is the first in the state to file for a union election. The employees are joining a nationwide movement of over 9,000 baristas, who are asking for better working conditions, wages, and consistent schedule. • MORE NEWS: Providence councilor fights to
WJAR 10Oct 18 2023
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Starbucks sues union amid backlash to union’s pro-Palestine tweet
Coffee giant Starbucks filed a lawsuit against the union calling itself Starbucks Workers United over the improper use of the company’s intellectual property in the wake of the union’s controversial pro-Palestine post.
Following Hamas’ terror attack against Israel on October 7, Starbucks Workers United published a since-deleted post on X, that said, "Solidarity with Palestine!" and
Fox BusinessJun 14 2023
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Union accuses Starbucks of removing pride decorations
Starbucks Workers United says the coffee chain is failing its LGBTQ employees and customers by removing pride-themed store decorations. The union says it has received reports from all around the country of Starbucks employees being ordered to take down decorations celebrating Pride Month. According to the union, Starbucks sees some of the pride displays as safety concerns after similar
Washington TimesNov 16 2023
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Thousands of Starbucks workers across U.S., including Philadelphia, walk out on jobs in protest
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Thousands of Starbucks workers across the nation, including in Philadelphia, walked out of their jobs Thursday to protest better working conditions, including higher wages. Outside a Starbucks in University City, a crowd of baristas marched outside the store as part of what they called "Red Cup Rebellion." Baristas said they chose this particular Thursday to protest
CBS News (Online)Nov 16 2023
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Thousands of Starbucks workers walk off the job in "Red Cup Rebellion," union says
Thousands of unionized Starbucks employees walked off the job Thursday on "Red Cup Day," an annual promotion in which the coffee chain gives out reusable cups to customers who order holiday drinks, according to the union behind the protest. Starbucks Workers United said what it dubbed the "Red Cup Rebellion" is the largest ever work stoppage in the history of the company, a bid to draw
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