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Maryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives

A vote by Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb marks the latest labor drive at big companies in recent months

The Independent UK

Apple workers in Maryland vote to join union, a first for the tech giant in US

Move comes as unionization efforts gain momentum across country, including at Amazon and Starbucks

The Guardian - US

Returning from holiday with a bad case of airport misery

Stuck for hours at the airport after a glorious summer break, a curious air of calm descends…

The Guardian - UK

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Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store

More than 100 employees of an Apple store in a Baltimore suburb say they have voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin

The Independent UK

Starbucks exec at center of union fight leaves the company

Rossann Williams, who led Starbucks' largest market with over 18,000 stores for four years, is leaving the company, Starbucks said Friday.

Tribune News Service

Bernie Sanders blasts oil companies over gas prices: Pass a ‘windfall profits tax on those crooks’

CHICAGO — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders praised Starbucks and Amazon workers trying to unionize and railed against oil companies over high gas prices in a brief appearance in Chicago late Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Foundations embrace organized labor with $20 million plan

Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of prominent progressive grantmakers is seeking to put a total of $20 million into a coalition with organized labor that will steer funds to organizing and advocacy campaigns in the South

The Independent UK

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Here's How Much $100 Invested In Starbucks 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 6.2% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.04%. Currently, Starbucks has a market capitalization of $81.47 billion.

Benzinga

Why Starbucks Shares Are Sliding

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX) shares are trading lower Thursday amid overall market weakness as stocks move lower following Wednesday's Fed rate hike announcement.

Benzinga

Married Home Office boss who laced pregnant lover's drink with abortion drugs jailed

Darren Burke, 43, tried to serve Laura Slade, his mistress of five years, a spiked glass of orange juice after she told him she was pregnant and planned to keep the baby in December 2020

Daily Mirror

Swansea coffee firm plans to create 4,000 new jobs

The Magic Bean Co plans to increase its Starbucks franchise driv-thru sites across the UK to 200

Wales Online

Swansea coffee franchise business plans to create 4,000 jobs

The Magic Bean Co plans to increase its Starbucks drive-thru sites by 200 across the UK.

Birmingham Post

Starbucks is allegedly threatening to revoke trans health care benefits if employees unionize

Truly a cruel move in the company’s union-busting efforts.

Mic

AFL-CIO unveils plan to grow but some union leaders underwhelmed

Liz Shuler, the federation’s president, announces effort to increase membership by 1m but some say they ‘have to aim much higher’

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Starbucks baristas vote to unionize another Chicago cafe

Baristas at a Starbucks in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood voted nearly unanimously to unionize Tuesday, making their store the fourth unionized Starbucks in the city.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bucktown Starbucks workers back union drive

Employees at the 2101 W. Armitage Ave. store are the fifth group in the Chicago area to join a nationwide organizing drive.

The Independent UK

Starbucks CEO under fire for response to coffee shop union movement: ‘We’re not the coal industry’

‘The third party he’s talking about doesn’t exist’, critics say

The Guardian - US

Why is Starbucks’ union drive speeding ahead while Amazon’s stumbles?

More than 100 of the coffee shop’s locations have unionized, while just one Amazon warehouse has managed it

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Bristol Post

McDonald's Bradley Stoke branch hiring ahead of September opening

There are a few months to go before they will be ready for customers but you can already apply for jobs

Benzinga

What's Going On With Starbucks Shares Trading Lower Again Today?

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) shares are experiencing selling pressure Monday afternoon, trading lower by 3.69% to $72.88. Shares of several hotel, restaurant & leisure companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness following worse-than-expected May CPI data.

The Conversation

Grassroots mojo and 4 other reasons Starbucks workers have been so successful unionizing

Starbucks Workers United won its 100th election on May 27, 2022 – fittingly, in Seattle, the company’s hometown. And the union has notched another 46 victories in the just over two weeks since then. It comes six months after organizers won their first two union victories, in Buffalo, New. York.

Salon

Starbucks CEO battles unions

"The customer experience," Howard Schultz said, will be degraded "if a third party is integrated into our business"

Tribune News Service

Starbucks CEO: Open bathroom policy might end; unions shouldn't 'lead our people'

SEATTLE — Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said Thursday the company might close its bathrooms to people who are not customers, reversing a 2018 policy.

Benzinga

Why Polen Capital Sold Starbucks In Q1

Polen Capital is a global investment management firm that controls over $80 billion in assets.

WEKU

Starbucks union in Ithaca protests store's closure and calls for a boycott

The decision to close the store on College Avenue has left workers with less than a week's notice and resulted in them calling for a boycott of other Starbucks stores around the city.

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