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Starbucks faces a union showdown in Boston

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2022

Beantown is emerging as the new epicenter of baristas' organizing drive.

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Group behind the unionization of Starbucks has advice for Howard Schultz

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 24, 2022

In an interview with RB, the president of the SEIU shares her take on why unions are making headway in the restaurant industry.

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Regulators want Starbucks to address its handling of union advocates

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 16, 2022

The coffee giant was given a deadline of March 29 to defend its actions against Arizona employees.

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What's Starbucks' next union move?

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 16, 2022

Reality Check: Returning CEO Howard Schultz has prided himself on being a champion of working people. Will that make make him more open to collaborating with Starbucks Workers United?

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Tally of unionized Starbucks stores creeps upward

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 10, 2022

Three more units in Buffalo, N.Y., have succeeded in organizing, raising the tally to six stores. Another 132 units have begun their efforts.

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Group opposing the tip credit offers N.Y. servers a new type of aid

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 09, 2022

One Fair Wage has launched a hotline where tipped employees can tell their stories of mistreatment and get legal counsel on what to do.

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Another coffee chain's employees begin to unionize

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 03, 2022

Baristas at four-unit Good Karma in Philadelphia have filed for permission to hold elections on organizing.

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Starbucks customers support baristas' union drive, study finds

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 25, 2022

Nearly 70% believe employees deserve an advocate on compensation, safety and scheduling.

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SEIU drops its front in unionizing Starbucks

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 22, 2022

One of the nation's most powerful labor forces is no longer hiding its role in organizing the chain.

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Starbucks speaks out on unionization, spelling out some of the downsides for employees

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 14, 2022

In the first chainwide public communication in nearly two months, the coffee giant gives its partners some food for thought.

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