Two Union Campaigns. Two Very Different Outcomes
Why New Seasons settled a first labor contract while Starbucks remains unresolved. First contracts are complicated.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Dec 18, 2025 | Bargaining/Negotiations, Industry, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, Retail, SBWU, Service Industry, Starbucks, Strikes, Trending, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Why New Seasons settled a first labor contract while Starbucks remains unresolved. First contracts are complicated.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Dec 3, 2025 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, SBWU, Starbucks, Strikes, Unionized Company, Unions, Workers United
Three weeks in, the walkout has turned into a standoff, with a relatively small group of Starbucks workers participating.
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 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 Phillip Wilson | Aug 6, 2025 | AFSCME, Bargaining/Negotiations, CWA, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, News, RWDSU, SBWU, UFCW, Unionized Company
A first union contract generally takes at least a year to broker following an election.
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