Starbucks agreed to the settlement after failing to give workers stable schedules. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, joined striking Starbucks workers in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
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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
Workers at REI Store in Manhattan Seek to Form Retailer’s Only Union
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
In filing for a union election, employees of the outdoor equipment retailer cited safety during the pandemic, among other concerns. 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
Retailers Rethink Pandemic-Battered Manhattan
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2021
Starbucks has closed more than 40 stores, while adding mobile-order pickup counters in others. Other chains like Sonic are taking advantage of vacancies to establish themselves in New York. 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