/tags/starbucks starbucks en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:14:21 GMT /2024-12-23/starbucks-baristas-in-columbus-join-national-strike-against-alleged-unfair-labor-practices Baristas are protesting unfair labor practices they say Starbucks is committing as the company and unions negotiate agreements on pay increases. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:14:21 GMT /2024-12-23/starbucks-baristas-in-columbus-join-national-strike-against-alleged-unfair-labor-practices George Shillcock /2023-11-16/central-ohio-starbucks-employees-go-on-strike-amid-labor-negotiations-with-unionized-stores Several Columbus and Westerville Starbucks stores closed Thursday as workers went on strike during the company's "Red Cup Day," when the stores give out free reusable red cups to customers. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:05:23 GMT /2023-11-16/central-ohio-starbucks-employees-go-on-strike-amid-labor-negotiations-with-unionized-stores George Shillcock /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-04/starbucks-union-says-the-coffee-giant-is-closing-a-store-to-retaliate Starbucks gave the employees at the College Ave. location in Ithaca, N.Y., a one-week notice of the closure, the union says, with the store slated to permanently close on June 10. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 22:51:01 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-04/starbucks-union-says-the-coffee-giant-is-closing-a-store-to-retaliate Rina Torchinsky /npr-news/2022-05-23/starbucks-is-exiting-russia-shutting-130-stores The coffee chain joins McDonald's in taking its brand out of the country. Starbucks had temporarily paused operations in March. Mon, 23 May 2022 16:51:23 GMT /npr-news/2022-05-23/starbucks-is-exiting-russia-shutting-130-stores Alina Selyukh /2022-03-21/over-half-of-the-workers-at-a-downtown-columbus-starbucks-join-nationwide-effort-to-unionize Employees at a downtown Columbus Starbucks joined a nationwide effort Monday to demand union recognition. It’s the first location in the area to do so. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 19:12:38 GMT /2022-03-21/over-half-of-the-workers-at-a-downtown-columbus-starbucks-join-nationwide-effort-to-unionize Tyler Thompson /2022-01-12/workers-at-a-starbucks-in-cleveland-might-be-the-first-in-ohio-to-unionize The workers are joining a movement that involves dozens of other Starbucks locations nationwide. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:27:48 GMT /2022-01-12/workers-at-a-starbucks-in-cleveland-might-be-the-first-in-ohio-to-unionize Jay Shah /2021-12-09/npr-news/2021-12-09/starbucks-workers-form-their-1st-union-in-the-u-s-in-a-big-win-for-labor Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now Thu, 09 Dec 2021 19:11:52 GMT /2021-12-09/npr-news/2021-12-09/starbucks-workers-form-their-1st-union-in-the-u-s-in-a-big-win-for-labor Alina Selyukh /2020-07-09/starbucks-says-customers-must-wear-masks-at-its-cafes Several states already require people to wear masks in public spaces like coffee shops to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but many still have no such requirement. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 23:50:42 GMT /2020-07-09/starbucks-says-customers-must-wear-masks-at-its-cafes Austin Horn /news-partners/npr-news/2019-01-29/why-howard-schultzs-independent-bid-for-president-is-a-radical-idea The former Starbucks CEO has a better chance than most because of his wealth, but there are reasons George Washington was the nation's only independent president. Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:00:50 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2019-01-29/why-howard-schultzs-independent-bid-for-president-is-a-radical-idea Domenico Montanaro /breaking-news/2018-05-29/starbucks-closes-more-than-8-000-stores-today-for-racial-bias-training The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open. Tue, 29 May 2018 14:10:00 GMT /breaking-news/2018-05-29/starbucks-closes-more-than-8-000-stores-today-for-racial-bias-training Bill Chappell