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From Slough to Seattle: the challenges facing Starbucks’ new boss

Surprise move to Seattle comes as global coffee chain faces unionisation drive

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

Starbucks names Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan as new CEO

Laxman Narasimhan will join Starbucks on October 1, replacing Howard Schultz, who will continue as interim chief until April 2023. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 2, 2022

Starbucks names Reckitt chief Laxman Narasimhan as next CEO

Starbucks Corp. tapped Laxman Narasimhan, chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, as its next CEO, choosing a consumer-industry veteran to chart a new path after the interim tenure of Howard Schultz.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022

US labor leaders say underfunding at federal agency has ‘reached crisis stage’

Union officials fear that the overstretched NLRB won’t be able to handle the surge in union activity, giving corporations the upper hand

The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2022

Too radical or not radical enough? US’s top labor lawyer in the spotlight

Jennifer Abruzzo would like to ease the path to forming unions and curb employers’ coercion and intimidation

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022

Starbucks says customers still opening wallets despite inflation

Starbucks said Tuesday it saw no slowdown in consumer spending even as customers cope with rising costs.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Starbucks closing six Los Angeles stores over safety issues amid rising crime

‘We read every incident report you file – it’s a lot,’ senior vice-presidents told staff this week

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

A New York Starbucks abruptly closed – was it retaliation for a union drive?

Workers in Ithaca say closure represents pure opposition from Starbucks, whose CEO says he will ‘never embrace the union’

The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2022

One unionized. The other did not. How 2 Milwaukee cafés were changed by union drives

A barista-led labor movement has dealt challenges to coffee shop owners, and not just Howard Schultz. In Milwaukee, two independently owned cafés faced union drives with two very different outcomes.

WEKU · Jul 1, 2022

Seattle to host NBA preseason game this fall between Trail Blazers and Clippers

SEATTLE — While it isn’t the Sonics — at least not yet — two sources have confirmed a Los Angeles Times report Wednesday that NBA basketball will make its Climate Pledge Arena debut Oct. 3 in an exhibition game between the L.A. Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022