Nation Nov 13 It’s one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the year, and workers just kicked off a 65-store U.S. strike By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Nation Feb 24 Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees with intent to ‘operate more efficiently’ Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Nation Dec 24 Watch 6:43 News Wrap: American Airlines temporarily grounds flights amid busy holiday travel season In our news wrap Tuesday, American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide due to a technical issue, a strike by Starbucks employees expanded to some 5,000 baristas, a man accused of setting a woman on fire in the New York City…
Politics Jun 13 Siding with Starbucks, Supreme Court makes it harder for NLRB to win legal protections for unionizing workers The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 23 Watch 4:37 National Labor Relations Board’s authority faces challenge in Starbucks Supreme Court case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a key case that could have major implications for labor rights. The court looked at a challenge brought by Starbucks against a lower court decision to reinstate seven baristas in Memphis who… By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura
Apr 23 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears to favor Starbucks in case on union organizing protections By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The Supreme Court is expected to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee. Continue reading
Jan 12 Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case By Associated Press Starbucks fired seven employees in Memphis in February 2022, citing safety. But the labor board intervened and asked a federal judge to require Starbucks to reinstate the workers. Continue reading
Nov 16 Thousands of Starbucks workers expected to join one-day strike in protest of understaffing By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks stores plan to walk off the job Thursday. Organizers say it's the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores. Continue reading
Oct 18 Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Starbucks wants Workers United to stop using its name and logo. Workers United responded with its own filing, asking a federal judge to continue to use Starbucks' name and a similar logo, and accusing Starbucks of defamation. Continue reading
Aug 28 As labor movements spread nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Biden is counting on critical labor support as he campaigns for a second term in office, holding his first re-election campaign rally at a Pennsylvania union hall in June, declaring: "I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in American… Continue reading