UNCOVERED: 9 | History Defined

Workers at a Seattle Starbucks vote to unionize, hoping to send a signal of change to the food-service industry

SEATTLE — A mile away from the flagship location where Starbucks launched in Seattle 50 years ago, a small group of local Starbucks employees huddled around an iPad under the bright lights of a hotel conference room and watched as they became the only unionized company-owned store in town.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Seattle Starbucks unionizes in coffee giant's home city

Baristas and other employees at a Seattle Starbucks have voted to unionize, the first such vote in the city where Starbucks originated and the latest in a nationwide push to organize the coffee shop chain

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Labor foe Schultz returns as Starbucks union effort grows

From the time he bought Starbucks in 1987 to the time he stepped down as chairman in 2018, Howard Schultz successfully fought attempts to unionize Starbucks’ U.S. stores

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2022

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson Announces Retirement; Founder Howard Schultz To Return In Interim Role

After 13 years at Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX) and five years at the helm of the company, CEO Kevin Johnson has announced his retirement. 

Benzinga · Mar 16, 2022

Starbucks CEO to retire; founder Schultz to be interim chief

Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson said Wednesday he will retire next month, and former CEO and company founder Howard Schultz will replace him on an interim basis

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022