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.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Nov 24, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Trending, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
The annual Red Cup strike has taken a couple of new twists in 2025, even though the overall impact on Starbucks remains minimal.
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Nov 18, 2025 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bargaining/Negotiations, ChatGPT, Culture, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Leadership, News, Tech - Media, Union Leaders, Unionized Company
As these tools expand, unions are rapidly shaping their own public positions on AI, algorithmic management, and worker data rights.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 27, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Leadership, News, SBWU, SEIU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Starbucks unionized workers elect strike captains, hold practice pickets and rallies, and hold a strike vote while contract talks remain frozen.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 15, 2025 | Auto Manufacturing, Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Manufacturing, Shawn Fain, UAW, Union Leaders, Union Leaders, Unionized Company, Unions
After nearly a year of bargaining, Volkswagen has dropped what it calls its “last, best, and final offer” for UAW-represented workers at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 13, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Culture, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Leadership, Legal, News, NLRB, Trending, Union Avoidance, Unionized Company, Workplace Disruption
Here are the top two lessons that stuck with the LRI team members who attended the Fall 2025 CUE Conference, along with a few additional nuggets we believe are worth sharing.
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