Economy May 15 Starbucks to lay off 300 US corporate workers and close regional offices By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Economy Dec 02 Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws Mamdani and Sanders to picket line Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday. By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Nation Nov 13 It's one of Starbucks' busiest days of the year, and workers just kicked off a 65-store U.S. strike The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks' Red Cup Day. 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…
Jun 13 Siding with Starbucks, Supreme Court makes it harder for NLRB to win legal protections for unionizing workers By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 4:37 National Labor Relations Board's authority faces challenge in Starbucks Supreme Court case By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura 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… Continue watching
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