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Starbucks will start paying travel expenses for abortions and gender-affirming procedures

By Jonathan Maze on May 16, 2022

The company will reimburse workers if the procedures are not available within 100 miles of where they live.

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.

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International customers flock to U.S. fast-food brands

By Jonathan Maze on May 10, 2022

Despite challenges with omicron, China and Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, McDonald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell and other brands have seen strong growth in global markets.

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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.

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Starbucks takes issue with a White House union meeting

By Jonathan Maze on May 06, 2022

The coffee giant sent a letter expressing concern that it wasn’t invited to tell its side of the story amid an ongoing battle with labor activists.

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Howard Schultz insists his latest Starbucks tenure will be short

By Jonathan Maze on May 04, 2022

The Bottom Line: The interim CEO suggested the company is already talking to candidates and said there is plenty of interest in the job. The position provides an opportunity rare in the restaurant business, but it comes with its own challenges.

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Starbucks is increasing wages and benefits again, but not at union stores

By Jonathan Maze on May 03, 2022

The company says it is making another $200 million in investments, including improvements to productivity and wages, but Interim CEO Howard Schultz says the company legally can’t provide them to union locations.

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