Starbucks must rehire 7 Memphis employees who supported a union, a judge says The first Starbucks union was formed in Buffalo, N.Y. a year ago, launching what has since become a nationwide organizing campaign Jaclyn Diaz
Casual Friday with Naomi Ishisaka and Geraldine DeRuiter This week neighbors at 96th and Aurora set up some garden beds after the city swept an encampment. Amazon is inching closer to becoming a health giant. And a new lawsuit against Starbucks claims… that mango refresher...might not have mango. Brandi Fullwood
More Starbucks' closures could be coming. Is it about safety or union busting? When Starbucks announced last week that that it was closing 16 stores due to what the company described as safety concerns, labor organizers at Starbucks Workers United said they spied a union busting strategy playing out. Libby Denkmann
As Starbucks closes stores, Seattle workers claim union-busting ‘Starbucks will tell you it's all about safety. But a lot of workers are second-guessing that, as are customers who frequent the shops.’ Paige Browning
Regulars react to their Starbucks closing Five Starbucks locations in Seattle are set to close this month. The company says due to a recent increase in crime, the locations are no longer safe for employees. Casey Martin
The barista uprising: Coffee shop workers ignite a union renewal Baristas at Starbucks as well as independently owned coffeehouses have driven a surge in union organizing. They see their activism as benefiting not just themselves, but working people broadly. Andrea Hsu
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. Shruti Rajkumar
Starbucks notches legal win in battle against union organizers A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three employees who claim they were retaliated against for organizing a union. Jacqueline GaNun
Trader Joe's workers in Massachusetts file to create chain's first union Employees at a Trader Joe's in Hadley, Mass., have filed to hold a union election. If the vote is successful, it will create the first union in the nationwide chain. Jacqueline GaNun
Starbucks union says the coffee giant is closing a store to retaliate Starbucks gave the employees at the College Ave. location in Ithaca, N.Y., a one-week notice of the closure, the union says, with the store slated to permanently close on June 10. Rina Torchinsky
