Two Union Campaigns. Two Very Different Outcomes
Why New Seasons settled a first labor contract while Starbucks remains unresolved. First contracts are complicated.
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Category: Service Industry
Starbucks’ ULP Strike Steps Into New Territory
The annual Red Cup strike has taken a couple of new twists in 2025, even though the overall impact on Starbucks remains minimal.
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Starbucks Union Tries to Raise Pressure as Strike Vote Begins
Starbucks unionized workers elect strike captains, hold practice pickets and rallies, and hold a strike vote while contract talks remain frozen.
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Starbucks Workers Try To Turn Up the Heat Without Big Strike Power
Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) has organized about 650 stores out of nearly 9,000 corporate-owned stores. That’s a lot of stores to be organized at any one employer, but not enough density to shut down the enterprise with a strike.
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Climbing the Walls: Another Fine Workers United Mess
SEIU’s trendy Workers United affiliate has been circling a California-based indoor climbing wall chain while now ratcheting up the intensity.
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