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Starbucks accused of assisting boycott of union stores

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 20, 2023

Workers United accused the coffeehouse giant of unfair labor practices by sharing a list of union stores with pro-Israel groups angered by "solidarity with Palestine" messages. Starbucks, however, says the list did not come from the company.

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Court orders Starbucks to honor a DOL subpoena

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 09, 2023

The subpoena seeks documents related to the coffee chain's reaction to a unionization drive.

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Chicago votes to kill the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 06, 2023

Wages paid directly to servers, bartenders and other tipped restaurant employees will rise by 67% over the next five years.

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Legality of the NLRB challenged in federal court by a Starbucks employee

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 04, 2023

The action alleges that the board violates the Constitution's separation-of-powers principles.

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Starbucks asks U.S. Supreme Court to decide on a union issue

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 04, 2023

The coffee chain wants the nation's highest court to decide if employees were truly dismissed because of their union activities.

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Starbucks is ordered to give union baristas a pay raise

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2023

A court has decided the workers are entitled to the same increase their nonunion colleagues were awarded last year.

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Calif. Gov. Newsom signs landmark fast-food wage bill into law

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 28, 2023

The law, a compromise between restaurant and labor groups, will pave the way for a $20 minimum wage for 557,000 fast-food workers in the state on April 1, followed by annual wage hikes.

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