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      Starbucks chief executive officer Laxman Narasimhan attends the AfroTech Executive Seattle Event at Four Seasons Hotel on March 30, 2023. ​

      Hundreds of Progressive Groups Back Starbucks Union Push as New CEO Arrives

      "Instead of continuing on the current path Starbucks has taken, we urge you to create and build a healthy working relationship with unionized partners."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 11, 2023

      A progressive coalition representing 62 million people and nearly 500 member organizations on Tuesday urged new Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan to end the coffee giant's hostility toward unioned workers and organizers across the United States.

      Since workers in Buffalo, New York won a historic election to form Starbucks' first U.S. union in December 2021, employees at hundreds of locations throughout the nation have started organizing—and have been met with union-busting tactics from the company.

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      What Unionized Starbucks Workers Think of Howard Schultz' Testimony to Bernie Sanders

      What Unionized Starbucks Workers Think of Howard Schultz' Testimony to Bernie Sanders

      Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was grilled over alleged union busting in front of a congressional committee this week. That's not something you normally see in Washington.

      Saurav Sarkar
      Apr 02, 2023

      The latest round in the fight between Starbucks and its nascent barista network — Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) — came to a head on Wednesday with the appearance of former CEO and current board member Howard Schultz at the Senate Committee on Housing, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).

      “It was honestly hard not to laugh out loud at some of the [bald-faced] lies he told,” said James Greene, a fired Starbucks shift supervisor in the Pittsburgh area.

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      Alexis Rizzo, a former shift supervisor at Starbucks, stands for a portrait

      'Retaliation at Its Worst': Starbucks Fires Worker Who Sparked National Union Movement

      "I don't think it's a coincidence that two days after Howard Schultz had his ego bruised the way that he did that he started lashing out at Buffalo," said Alexis Rizzo, who was fired on Friday.

      Jake Johnson
      Apr 02, 2023

      Just days after former CEO Howard Schultz appeared before a Senate committee to face questioning over the company's brazen union-busting campaign, Starbucks fired a worker credited with sparking the organizing drive that has resulted in nearly 300 unionized shops across the United States.

      Alexis Rizzo worked as a shift supervisor at Starbucks' Genesee St. location in Buffalo, one of the first two U.S. stores to win a union election in late 2021.

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