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Starbucks fires Buffalo worker active in unionization effort

Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks’ workers, said Lexi Rizzo was fired after arriving a few minutes late for work. It claims the firing was retaliation for Rizzo’s vocal support of the union.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 3, 2023

Starbucks fires Buffalo worker who founded union campaign

Lexi Rizzo, shift supervisor for seven years at one of the first stores to unionize, says company claims she was fired for tardiness

The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2023

Schultz accused of lying under oath

At one point in the ex-CEO’s Senate testimony, Bernie Sanders reminded Schultz that it is illegal to lie under oath

Salon · Mar 30, 2023

Howard Schultz Takes the Hot Seat

Starbucks founder’s testimony before U.S. Senate committee will be an accountability moment for coffee chain on alleged union busting.

Capital & Main · Mar 27, 2023

Schultz resigns ahead of Senate grilling

Schultz is slated to testify before Bernie Sanders’s Senate HELP Committee next week

Salon · Mar 21, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: How touchy-feely Starbucks became the poster child for illegal union-busting

Few American companies strive to project as warm and welcoming an image as Starbucks, in its treatment of customers and workers alike.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023

Starbucks CEO to testify before Senate over opposition to stores unionizing

Bernie Sanders had threatened to subpoena Howard Schultz if he refused to appear while workers file unfair labor practice charges

The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2023

Two Philly baristas were fired after leading organizing efforts. Now Starbucks must rehire them and give back pay

Two Philadelphia Starbucks baristas who were fired in 2020 after helping to launch an organizing effort have won their jobs back, as well as back pay, the National Labor Relations Board has decided.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 16, 2023

Starbucks refused union contract talks at 21 cafes, NLRB says

Starbucks Corp. has illegally refused to negotiate at 21 recently unionized cafes in Washington state and Oregon, US labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

Bernie Sanders backs Starbucks workers starting three day strike at 100 US stores

CEO Howard Schultz local coffeeshop among those closed as part of action

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022