Starbucks Union Campaign Pushes On, With At Least 16 Stores Now Organized
From today’s New York Times: Starbucks workers have added to the momentum of a union campaign that went public in late August and has upended decades of union-free labor at…
#WorkRights
corporate governance
fair wages
human rights
labor market
labor unions
media
wages
worker rights
Starbucks Fires 7 Employees Involved in Memphis Union Organizing Effort
From today’s CNN Online Starbucks fired seven workers who were involved in unionizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations that the company is retaliating against a growing labor movement at its…
#WorkRights
corporate governance
fair wages
labor market
labor unions
Part-Time Work
wages
worker rights
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
From today’s New York Times: During her decade-plus at Starbucks, Michelle Eisen says she has endured her share of workplace stress. She points to the company’s increased use of productivity…