Ahead of Starbucks Red Cup Day, college students demand schools cut ties with the coffee giant
Protests against Starbucks are being organized by students and workers ahead of Red Cup Day, an annual event where holiday-themed reusable cups are handed out.
The movement, known as the Red Cup Rebellion, includes boycotts, strikes, and picket lines. [ more ]
Surcharge for alternatives to dairy milk stirs up lawsuit against Starbucks
Starbucks faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly discriminating against lactose-intolerant customers by charging extra for nondairy milks. [ more ]
Federal Regulators Want to Force Starbucks to Reopen Six Los Angeles Stores
The National Labor Relations Board wants Starbucks to reopen 23 stores, including six in Los Angeles, that closed due to workers planning to organize into a union.
The NLRB is seeking compensation for employees for lost wages and benefits as a result of the store closures. [ more ]
How Much Has Starbucks Spent Against Its Workers' Union? Here's How Joe Biden Could Find Out.
Workers United has filed a complaint asking regulators to demand financial disclosures from Starbucks and its law firm, Littler Mendelson, related to their efforts to counter the organizing campaign.
Starbucks has deployed Littler attorneys around the country in a two-year legal effort to blunt the organizing campaign, and the union suspects the coffee chain has spent a significant amount on the firm's services. [ more ]