"Starbucks baristas on an open-ended strike in Brooklyn got the kind of star power most labor actions can only dream of. Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani showed up to walk the picket line alongside them on Monday, lending momentum to a movement energized by a historic legal win. New York City announced on Monday a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks for what officials described as "systematic violations" of the city's Fair Workweek Law."
"A multi-year investigation by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found the coffee giant committed more than 500,000 violations across 300 stores, including arbitrarily slashing hours, unpredictable schedules, and keeping baristas involuntarily part-time. More than 15,000 baristas in the city are now set to receive restitution checks as soon as this winter. Against that backdrop, Sanders and Mamdani joined striking workers outside a Brooklyn Starbucks store, posing for photos and blasting the company's labor practices."
Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joined Starbucks baristas on a Brooklyn picket line during an open-ended strike. New York City announced a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks for what officials described as "systematic violations" of the city's Fair Workweek Law. A multi-year investigation by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found more than 500,000 violations across 300 stores, including arbitrarily slashing hours, unpredictable schedules, and keeping baristas involuntarily part-time. More than 15,000 baristas in the city are set to receive restitution checks this winter. Starbucks did not immediately comment on the developments.
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