No Contract Means No Coffee as Starbucks Baristas Walk Out
The strike started on Starbucks’ big annual promotional “Red Cup Day,” a day many workers dread.
‘No Contract, No Coffee’: Starbucks Workers Launch Five Days of Strikes
Starbucks Workers United accused the company of "backtracking on our promised path forward" and failing to present a "serious economic proposal" to unionized baristas.
SCOTUS Decision in Starbucks Case Will Impact the Labor Movement
The 8-1 ruling was a blow to union organizers, narrowing the authority of the National Labor Relations Board to seek remedies for terminated union activists.
US Labor Agency Rejects Starbucks’ Effort To Obtain Records of Worker Communications With Media
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A judge for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined it was unlawful for Starbucks to request records of communications between unionized workers and…
Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Called Before Senate
By Jenny Brown / Labor Notes Starbucks projects the image of an employee-friendly company, but its workers have been exposing the contradiction between the company’s words and its actions. On…
Trump Judge Allows Starbucks to Assail Press Freedom
Notorious anti-union coffee giant Starbucks has won a major victory against both organized labor and press freedom.
Class Warfare Grinds On
Eve Ottenberg examines how corporations continue to find ways to screw their workers.
As US Workers Fight for Labor Rights, Public Support for Unions Soars to Five-Decade High
"Working people recognize the need for a collective voice and it shows," said one union leader.
What Is Class Struggle Unionism?
Joe Burns’ new Class Struggle Unionism comes at a key time. That’s because the long-slumbering union movement looks like it could be starting to stir again.
Starbucks and Other Companies Escalate War on Unions With Store Closures
Workers at “progressive” companies like Starbucks and Heine Brothers’ Coffee exercised their right to form a union. Now the companies are closing their stores.
A New Sense of Possibility: Starbucks and Amazon Wins Inspire Organizing at Trader Joe’s, REI, Target and Apple
By Dan DiMaggio and Angela Bunay / Labor Notes “Seven months ago if you asked me about a union I would’ve said, ‘I don’t know, cops have them?’” says Sarah…
‘Progressive’ Food Company Amy’s Kitchen Faces Multiple Unfair Labor Practice Charges
The spirit of unionizing is in the air, from Amazon to Starbucks. Now the workers in two frozen food factories in California are getting in on the action. But they're…
Videos from the 2022 Labor Notes Conference
By Alexandra Bradbury / Labor Notes Wow! What an amazing weekend. Thank you to all 4,000 troublemakers who converged in Chicago June 17-19 and made this year’s Labor Notes Conference…
The Unionization Wave Continues: Workers in Maine Have Organized the First Chipotle Store in the Country
Workers at an Augusta, Maine Chipotle have formed an independent union: Chipotle United. This is a clear indication that the unionization wave that started with Starbucks and Amazon is only…
Anti-Labor Starbucks ‘Getting Wrecked’ as Memphis Workers Win Latest Union Drive
"The blowout victory comes four months after Starbucks illegally fired seven pro-union workers," noted More Perfect Union. "A historic victory."