labor strikes

Supreme Court to hear dispute over Starbucks firing pro-union workers

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The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge by Starbucks to a judicial decision that required the coffee chain to rehire seven employees at one of its cafes in Memphis, Tenn., who a federal agency determined were fired for supporting unionization. The justices took up a Starbucks appeal of a lower court’s ruling … Read more

Starbucks proposes restarting union talks, reaching labor deals in major reversal

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Starbucks said Friday it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year, a major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its US stores. In a letter to Lynne Fox, the president of the Workers United union, Starbucks Chief Partner Officer Sara Kelly said the current bargaining … Read more