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
Starbucks is exiting Russia, shutting 130 stores The coffee chain joins McDonald's in taking its brand out of the country. Starbucks had temporarily paused operations in March. Alina Selyukh
Starbucks workers drive nationwide surge in union organizing Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries. Andrea Hsu
Employees at a Starbucks store in Minnesota become the first in the state to unionize Twenty Starbucks stores have now unionized. Around 220 Starbucks stores have sought elections, with more added every day. Ayana Archie
Roastery, 'Gaybucks', and others could be just the start of Starbucks union They’re the 8th store in Starbucks’ home city to try to unionize. And the movement may be just warming up Paige Browning Play AudioListen 5 mins
Starbucks' longtime CEO is back again. This time, things are different Howard Schultz rejoins Starbucks as interim CEO as the company faces multiple challenges, including an unprecedented wave of unionization at stores across the country. Andrea Hsu Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle Starbucks employees approve union, the first on the West Coast A Seattle Starbucks store has voted to unionize, becoming the first in the company's headquarters city to join the union effort Paige Browning Play AudioListen 6 mins
