Can a pay-what-you-want cafe exist in a gentrified Gowanus? Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Coffeehouses”
It’s Not Just You — Blank Street Coffee Is Suddenly Inescapable
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2022
Built around high-volume automated espresso systems, the rapidly expanding coffee shop has caught the attention of skeptical New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
Small Business Owners Are Still Struggling in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
“I feel like it’s 50-50,” said the owner of a Brooklyn coffee shop who is finding it hard to rebound from the pandemic. Source: New York Times
NLRB Finds Merit in Union Accusations Against Amazon and Starbucks
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2022
Workers had accused the companies of unlawful behavior during recent union campaigns. Source: New York Times
Starbucks Workers in the New York City Area Seek to Unionize
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2022
Four stores are joining a nationwide effort, buoyed by successes in Buffalo. Source: New York Times
Union Wins Vote at Second Buffalo-Area Starbucks
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
A second store could add potency to the economic pressure, such as a work stoppage, that winning a contract often requires. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Starbucks Workers Vote for Union at 1 Store
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2021
The coffee chain’s executives sought to persuade workers to reject the union in an election campaign that began in late August. Workers at a second store voted not to unionize and the result at a third outlet was not clear. …
Starbucks Workers at 3 More Buffalo-Area Stores File for Union Elections
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2021
The petitions were submitted as employees at three other stores prepared to vote in a unionization effort. Source: New York Times
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
A push in the Buffalo area could produce the first union at company-owned stores in the U.S. But backers say moves by management are having a chilling effect. Source: New York Times
Starbucks Workers in Buffalo Seek Union Vote
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
The organizing campaign, if successful, could upend the company’s labor model. Employees say chronic understaffing has long caused frustration. Source: New York Times