Starbucks franchisee fires 2,000 workers amid Israel-Hamas war boycotts
Starbucks’ Middle East franchisees announced on Tuesday that around 2,000 employees at coffee shops in the region would be laid off after it emerged that Starbucks had been targeted by activists during the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. announced that it had begun layoffs. Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, a private family company that holds […]
More than 400 Starbucks workers at 21 stores seek to join union
More than 400 employees at 21 Starbucks stores filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday asking them to join the Starbucks union. This is the largest single-day filing by Starbucks workers since the unionization drive began in 2021, the union said in a statement. in letter Workers told Starbucks CEO […]
Starbucks revamping US coffee shops to be more ‘inclusive’
Starbucks said it is rolling out a refreshed look across its chain of more than 16,300 U.S. stores to make the coffee ordering experience more accessible and “inclusive.” The Union Market Starbucks in Washington, D.C., unveiled a new design Friday, featuring a new POS system with electric doors, a portable tiltable stand, voice assistance, screen […]
Former Starbucks Bitcoin Partner Bakkt Says It’s Running Out of Cash – Decrypt
Digital asset firm Bakkt told regulators this week that it is short on funding, citing the “rapidly evolving environment” of the crypto industry. The company once boasted major partners such as Starbucks and Mastercard, and traces its lineage back to the same company that owns the New York Stock Exchange. Disclosed in SEC filings On […]
Barista at crime plagued Starbucks fired for subduing thief
he froze. Starbucks fired a barista who was struggling to pay for paramedic school after he helped crack down on two robbers who were pistol-whipped. Michael Harrison, 20, said he was working at a drive-thru last month when two masked men entered the store in downtown St. Louis around noon and ordered everyone to get […]
Two baristas beat down idiots allegedly trying to rob Starbucks with fake guns, and the company thanked them by firing them
Two baristas who beat up two men tried to rob A Starbucks employee in Missouri was fired from the coffee chain for his heroic efforts. According to St. Louis police, 37-year-old Joshua Noe and 35-year-old Marquis Porter-Doyle burst into a Starbucks on Dec. 17 with what appeared to be real handguns and demanded the clerk […]
Disabled girl was allegedly gang-raped by students in Starbucks bathroom
A lawsuit filed by the devastated mother of a mentally disabled teenage girl alleging that she was gang-raped by her high school classmates inside a Starbucks bathroom in Pittsburgh. In October 2022, three male students at Taylor Alderdice High School took the 15-year-old victim off campus and into a major coffee shop, where they took […]
Supreme Court to hear dispute over Starbucks firing pro-union workers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against Starbucks in a judicial ruling that required the coffee chain to rehire seven employees who federal authorities determined were fired for helping organize a union at one of its cafes in Memphis, Tennessee. Agreed to hear the appeal. The justices heard Starbucks' appeal of a lower court […]
Supreme Court steps into Starbucks union fight
The Supreme Court on Friday will hear an appeal from Starbucks' ruling that ordered the coffee chain to reinstate seven laid-off employees who became known as the “Memphis Seven” after joining a high-profile union movement. Agreed. Because of its implications for broader worker organizing, the justices decide the appropriate standard for a National Labor Relations […]
Starbucks sued for alleged false advertising of ‘ethical’ coffee
The National Consumers League (NCL) on Wednesday falsely claimed that Starbucks is committed to “ethical” sourcing, even though it still relies on farms that face accusations of human rights and labor abuses. filed a lawsuit against Starbucks for advertising. The lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C. Superior Court, seeks to stop Starbucks from allegedly misleading the […]