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Unions make new inroads into chains

 By Peter Romeo on May 31, 2022

Workers at more than 100 Starbucks units have now voted to organize, and employees of other coffee chains have taken steps to do likewise.

Workforce

Court is asked to give 7 pro-union Starbucks baristas their jobs back

 By Peter Romeo on May 11, 2022

The petition also asks a federal court to order that Starbucks cease and desist a number of tactics for resisting unionization, including intensified scrutiny of employees prior to a union vote.

Workforce

Labor regulator echoes union's accusations that Starbucks is playing dirty

By Peter Romeo on May 09, 2022

A high-level official has leveled several dozen complaints against the coffee giant for its response to the organizing drive.

Workforce

Starbucks says union 'agents' are harassing non-supportive guests and employees

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 28, 2022

The chain has asked federal labor regulators to halt the intimidation as relations between Starbucks and the union continue to sour.

Workforce

Starbucks faces sanctions for firing union organizers

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 25, 2022

Regulators say the chain appears to have violated federal rules when it fired seven pro-union baristas in Tennessee.

Workforce

Regulators consider a way to ease restaurants' unionization

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 18, 2022

Working Lunch: All that's needed would be a majority of employees signing a document, a process known as card check.

Workforce

Starbucks warns employees of a downside to unionizing

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2022

Wages and benefits could be frozen for more than a year, management told baristas waiting to vote.

Leadership

If I were Howard Schultz...

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2022

Reality Check: There is a model out there of how to stop a store-by-store unionization effort. Starbucks' defender in chief should take a hard look.

Leadership

Howard Schultz signals changes in Starbucks' union response

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2022

Meanwhile, Starbucks Workers United continues to win converts, with at least 10 stores unionized and nearly another 200 asking for a vote.

Operations

What 7-Eleven's franchising struggles could mean for restaurant chains

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2022

Working Lunch: The restaurant business may be getting a preview of what's ahead from c-stores and Amazon

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