Tag: starbucks
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Longest Starbucks strike persists, Colorado Springs baristas continue picketing
Starbucks baristas in Colorado Springs continue picketing as the longest unfair labor practices strike in the company’s history persists, while the Seattle-based coffee giant maintains the efforts have had minimal impact on its stores and customers across the U.S. The Starbucks at 4465 Centennial Boulevard on the city’s west side is operating irregularly amid the…
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Starbucks employees in Colorado Springs join open-ended strike
Unionized Starbucks baristas in Colorado Springs joined an open-ended strike on Thursday, amplifying their demands for a union contract that improves staffing and pay, among other wants. More than 1,000 baristas began picketing in 65 stores across more than 40 cities in the U.S., Starbucks Workers United said, including at two locations in Colorado Springs…
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Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company. The strike was intended to disrupt Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year. Since 2018, Starbucks has given out free,…
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Colorado Springs Starbucks workers rally in demand of contract
About 20 Starbucks baristas and their supporters rallied on Colorado Springs’ east side on Wednesday, reaffirming their demands for a contract with the Seattle-based international coffee brand. In chilly mid-morning temperatures hovering around 36 degrees, picketers waived signs and chanted slogans like “no contract, no coffee,” and “who calls the shots? We call the shots,”…
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Starbucks to close stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle coffee giant will notify employees whose positions are being eliminated early Friday and said that it plans to close an undetermined number of stores in North America in…
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Colorado lawmakers reject bill on library panels and campaigns to ban books; Boebert’s son arrested; bill tackles ‘deepfakes’ | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 29, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Senate panel rejected a bill that would have created an official process for parents, students and the public to object to materials in a school or public library. The bill, which was heard by the Senate Education Committee but not voted on,…
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Everyday elixir to cure what ails you, or at least make you feel better | Live Well
Grumpy mood? Tea. Feeling under the weather? Tea. What goes with a rainstorm and book? Tea. Cell phone go kaput at the same time as your laptop? Tea, tea, tea. What I’m saying is hot tea is pretty much the answer to all of my life’s questions, predicaments and sore spots. Once upon a time…