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A hearing for the history books: The resolutely anti-union architect of the modern Starbucks faces the outspoken champion of the union movement in Congress.
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The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Starbucks for labor violations at four different locations in Oklahoma.
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Starbucks workers went on strike for the first time ever in Oklahoma on Sunday.
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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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Starbucks workers unionized at record speed. But workers are now filing fewer unionization petitions, one year on.
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The global coffee chain reported record-breaking sales over the quarter that ended in October. Pumpkin spice sales jumped 17% this year compared to last, noted interim CEO Howard Schultz.
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In a letter shared with NPR, the company alleges that labor board personnel exploited "weaknesses in the mail-ballot election process" to help union organizers.
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The National Labor Relations Board is asking a court to reinstate seven Starbucks workers in Buffalo, N.Y. who were allegedly fired illegally because they were involved in union organizing.
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The decision to close the store on College Avenue has left workers with less than a week's notice and resulted in them calling for a boycott of other Starbucks stores around the city.
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A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three employees who claim they were retaliated against for organizing a union.