STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
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2025-04-19 (jacobin.com)
We're Organizing Unions at Amazon and Starbucks. We Won't Back Down.
To capture the surging pro-union spirit across the United States, unions must be prepared to support worker-led organizing without attempting to control it, writes former Starbucks rank-and-file organizer Jaz Brisack.
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2025-04-15 (wnyt.com)
Starbucks imposes new limits on what baristas can wear under their green aprons - .com NewsChannel 13
Starbucks is imposing new limits on what its baristas can wear under their green aprons. Starting May 12, store employees will be required to wear a solid black shirt and khaki, black or blue denim bottoms. Shirts can be short- or long-sleeved and collared or collarless, the company said in a memo released Monday. Starbucks will give each employee two free T-shirts. Starbucks said the new dress code will make its green aprons stand out and create a sense of familiarity for customers. But the labor group unionizing Starbucks workers opposes the move, saying it won't improve store operations and forces employees to buy new clothes.
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2025-04-15 (weny.com)
Starbucks is updating its dress code for baristas - News
The coffee chain has been looking for ways to bring customers back into stores. Starbucks' sales have slipped for four straight quarters, the longest decline in years. Some customers stopped going to Starbucks because of high prices for drinks and long wait times, and hundreds of its stores have voted to unionize to push for better pay, benefits and working conditions.
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2025-04-15 (devdiscourse.com)
Starbucks Enforces New Dress Code Amidst Labor Tensions | Business
Starbucks introduces a new dress code for baristas, requiring black shirts and khaki or denim bottoms. The policy aims to enhance customer experience, yet faces criticism from unionized employees, protesting the focus on dress code over operational improvements. The union advocates for negotiations before any changes are implemented.
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2025-04-14 (adage.com)
Condé Nast's Agnes Chu on Vanity Fair, Starbucks and the value of inclusive stories - Ad Age
The Condé Nast Entertainment president writes about shifting culture through purposeful adventures.
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2025-04-12 (idsnews.com)
Some Bloomington consumers join boycott against Target, other companies over DEI cutbacks - Indiana Daily Student
Bloomington shoppers cite concern for equity as companies reduce diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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2025-04-11 (sctimes.com)
Sartell Starbucks becomes latest store in Minnesota to unionize
Sartell Starbucks baristas voted to unionize. Here's what to know about the nationwide effort and how their compensation compares to the living wage.
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2025-04-02 (coloradoan.com)
3 Colorado Starbucks stores seek to join union, including one in Fort Collins
Employees at a Fort Collins Starbucks and two other stores in Colorado are seeking to unionize. It would be a first in Fort Collins.
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2025-03-28 (citizensvoice.com)
Wilkes-Barre Starbucks workers file for union election – Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
Baristas at the Kidder Street Starbucks have filed a petition for a union election, according to a news release.
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