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Mother of Disabled Girl Allegedly Raped Sues Pittsburgh School District, Starbucks

The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and …

Starbucks Says It Wants Union Talks, Agreements in 2024

Starbucks Corp. said it reached out to the union representing hundreds of its stores to try to end an impasse over contract talks, a conflict that has frayed the coffee giant’s relationship with some of its frontline employees. The chain …

Starbucks Told to Pay $2.7M to Fired Manager On Top of $25M Jury Award

A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who was earlier awarded more than $25 million after alleging she and other white employees were unfairly punished …

Conservative Starbucks Investor Loses Diversity Challenge

A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed as frivolous a conservative activist investor’s lawsuit against Starbucks’ board for the coffee chain‘s diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) sued in August 2022 over Starbucks’ setting …

Starbucks Illegally Fired Manhattan Supervisor Over Union Activities, Labor Judge Rules

Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had organized workers to join a union, a federal labor board judge ruled on Monday. The National Labor Relations Board established “striking and strong evidence of animus” behind …

US Labor Agency Sues Starbucks Over Treatment of Seattle Workers

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday sued Starbucks SBUX.O over the coffee chain’s refusal to rehire 33 workers as it reorganized three downtown Seattle stores, including its flagship store in Pike Place Market. In a petition filed in Seattle …

Starbucks Illegally Terminated Union Leader, U.S. Officials Say

US labor board prosecutors have concluded that Starbucks Corp. illegally forced out a New York barista who has been a key architect of the union campaign that swept through hundreds of its cafes this year. The union leader, Jaz Brisack, …

Comment to Pro-Union Starbucks’ Worker Was Threat, U.S. Labor Board Alleges

Starbucks Corp. interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz made comments during an April meeting with employees that US labor officials view as an illegal anti-union threat, according to a complaint Friday. In that meeting, an employee asked Schultz about retaliation …

Starbucks to Rehire 7 Workers Fired During Tennessee Unionization Effort

Coffee store giant, Starbucks Corp., will reinstate seven employees who were fired in February after leading an effort to unionize a Memphis store. The seven workers will get their jobs back after the Seattle-based coffee giant lost an appeal of …

Starbucks Executives, Directors Are Sued Over Diversity Policies

Starbucks Corp. executives and directors have been sued by a conservative think tank that believes the coffee chain’s efforts to promote diversity amount to racial discrimination. In a complaint filed on Tuesday, the National Center for Public Policy Research objected …