Breaking...Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they'll restart labor talks
https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-union-workers-united-ef16b24b20d43a6addadf91c0067bd28
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Updated 5:07 PM CST, February 27, 2024
Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers said Tuesday they have agreed to begin talks with the aim of reaching labor agreements.
The announcement was a breakthrough for the two sides, which have been at odds since Workers United first organized baristas at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, in late 2021.
Starbucks and Workers United have a shared commitment to establishing a positive relationship in the interests of Starbucks partners, Starbucks said in a statement. Workers United echoed those comments in a similar statement.
Workers have voted to unionize at more than 370 company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S., but none of those stores has reached a labor agreement with the company.
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