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Starbucks increases US hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers

Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales

The Independent UK

Triumphant UAW May Target Tesla, Toyota Next

Tesla is an obvious target as it employs tens of thousands of non-union workers at its factories in California, Texas, Nevada, and New York.

InsideEVs

Web Summit founder's Israel Hamas comments: a case study in PR trainwrecks

Weeks before the 70,000-person Web Summit conference kicks off, founder Patty Cosgrove has been buffeted by a wave of cancellations and recriminations.

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Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation

Starbucks sued the union organizing its workers Wednesday, saying a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account angered hundreds of customers and damaged its reputation

The Independent UK

Why Does Starbucks Stall Union Negotiations? Because It Can.

Weak labor laws allow the coffee giant to avoid contract talks.

Capital & Main

Starbucks workers at Michigan Avenue roastery reject union membership

The tally at the world’s largest location for the coffee chain deals a blow to the aspirations of Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ben & Jerry’s supports Vermont workers’ unionization drive

Employees at an ice cream store in the town where it was founded have formed an organizing committee and have asked the National Labor Relations Board for an election.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Ben & Jerry's supports Vermont workers' unionization drive

Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s says it supports a plan to unionize by the workers at a retail shop in the same city where the brand was founded

The Independent UK

Tesla Reportedly Fired Workers Involved In Attempts To Unionize

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he would support unionization if it's what the employees wanted. Now several Tesla workers reportedly find themselves fired.

InsideEVs

Tesla workers allege company fired dozens in retaliation for union campaign

"I strongly feel this is in retaliation to the committee announcement and it’s shameful," one fired employee said.

Axios

Tesla workers launch union campaign in New York

Tesla Inc. workers in New York state are launching a unionization campaign, teeing up a potential first for the electric-vehicle maker and the latest labor challenge for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

Tribune News Service

2022 saw a wave of new unions form. Getting to the bargaining table is the next challenge

CHICAGO — As snow fell on the picket line outside a Bucktown Starbucks in November, striking unionized baristas kept warm with cups of Colectivo Coffee, which is brewed by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a union that also represents baristas at Chicago-based Intelligentsia Coffee.

Chicago Tribune

Unionized Starbucks baristas need more than enthusiasm

Voting for a union is one thing; achieving a contract is quite another if the employer is in no hurry to begin bargaining.

Chicago Sun-Times

Starbucks workers plan a 3-day walkout at 100 U.S. stores in a unionization effort

More than 1,000 baristas are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United. More than 264 of Starbucks' 9,000 company-run U.S. stores have voted to unionize since late last year.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Workers at 6 Chicago-area Starbucks plan walkouts through Sunday

The strikes are expected at stores that have unionized, targeting four Chicago locations and sites in Cary and Glenview.

The Independent UK

Starbucks workers plan 3-day walkout at 100 US stores

Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday

Chicago Sun-Times

Evanston Starbucks workers back union drive

Workers at a Starbucks at 519 Main St. filed a petition Sunday with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a union certification election.

Tribune News Service

Starbucks baristas strike at 113 stores demanding talks

Starbucks Corp. baristas seeking union contracts with the coffee chain mounted daylong strikes Thursday at 113 cafes, saying management has refused to bargain in good faith.

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Starbucks staffers plan 100-store strike, citing failure to bargain

Starbucks Corp. baristas seeking union contracts with the coffee chain plan to mount daylong strikes Thursday at more than 100 cafes, saying management has refused to bargain in good faith.

The Guardian - US

Workers denounce Starbucks over union contract negotiations: ‘They don’t treat us like human beings’

Claims of delays, unfair labor practices and retaliation against workers as the battle for a first union contract stalls

Chicago Sun-Times

Unionized Starbucks in Edgewater closing, labor organizers say

The location at 1070 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. was among the first in the city whose employees affiliated with Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union.

WEKU

Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now

More than 300 Starbucks stores have held union elections in less than a year, a remarkable feat. But now workers blame "scorched-earth" union busting by Starbucks for a slowdown in the momentum.

Chicago Sun-Times

Labor’s brewing renaissance: Union drives gain steam at Starbucks, other coffee shops

The success of SEIU in organizing baristas in Chicago has led to the arduous task of negotiating first contracts in settings where worker turnover can be high.

Tribune News Service

Workers at Ann Arbor Starbucks strike again following 'retaliation'

Workers at a Starbucks Corp. in Ann Arbor, Michigan, walked off the job again on Friday morning and plan to stay on strike through Sunday following what union organizers call retaliatory measures and a denial of union representation.

The Independent UK

Labor board files complaint against Starbucks over pay offer

The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize

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