Category: Starbucks

465 Days and Counting: When Union Wins Don’t Deliver

Posted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 22, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Frontline Supervisors, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United

In May 2022, history was made over venti lattes and espresso shots. The downtown Birmingham Starbucks became the first Starbucks store in Alabama to vote to unionize.

Shades Of Starbucks? A First Contract Battle In The Banking Industry Is Striking A Resemblance

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 27, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, Financial/Banking, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, News, NLRB, Service Industry, Starbucks, Trending, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United

Wells Fargo became the first major U.S. bank to see branches unionize.

The Starbucks Contract Struggle Will Head To Mediation, But With No Touchdown In Sight

Posted by Kimberly Ricci | Feb 6, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Courts, Federal, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Trending, Union Leaders, Union Organizing, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United

According to the joint statement, both parties “are committed to continuing to work together — with a mediator’s assistance — to navigate complex issues and reach fair contracts.”