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What the unionization of Starbucks could mean for customers

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2022

Reality Check: Management is worried the focus on employees will temper the importance of patrons. It may not be giving the workers enough credit.

Operations

Starbucks rethinks its bathroom policy

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 10, 2022

In 2018, following a widely publicized racist incident in one of its stores, the coffee giant opened its restrooms to all. But interim CEO Howard Schlutz says a mental health crisis is putting that policy (and worker safety) in jeopardy.

Workforce

Starbucks prevails against 2 charges it violated federal unionization rules

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 10, 2022

One of the rulings spared the chain from having to rehire union organizers.

Financing

To Starbucks’ next CEO: good luck

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 07, 2022

The Bottom Line: The job is one of the industry’s most visible and lucrative positions, but it comes with a big caveat, as the previous chief executive found out.

Leadership

Starbucks is apparently targeting an outsider to be its next CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 06, 2022

Interim CEO Howard Schultz told the Wall Street Journal that he isn’t a candidate for the permanent job. But anybody who takes the position will operate under his considerable shadow.

Workforce

Starbucks unionizers start $1M strike fund

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 02, 2022

The group supporting the drive says it will earmark the money to pay workers if they walk off their jobs during contract negotiations.

Workforce

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.

Financing

Starbucks says it is leaving Russia

By Jonathan Maze on May 24, 2022

The coffee giant joins McDonald’s in pulling up stakes in the country over the war in Ukraine.

Financing

Starbucks is selling its Evolution Fresh brand

By Jonathan Maze on May 24, 2022

The coffee chain, which plans to focus on its core business, sold its juice line to the carrot company Bolthouse Farms.

Financing

Howard Schultz puts some money into Starbucks

By Jonathan Maze on May 20, 2022

The Bottom Line: The interim CEO, who did away with company buybacks, has been buying up shares of the company’s stock and now owns 21.8 million shares directly or indirectly.

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