A circuit court sided with unionized Starbucks workers in Seattle, one day after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about a separate union dispute at a cafe in Tennessee.
That’s the central question that the Supreme Court considered on April 23, 2024, during oral arguments in the Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney case. The global coffee shop chain is c
Unionized Starbucks stores sent more than 150 delegates to Atlanta Wednesday to resume talks between Starbucks and Workers United, the union representing more than 400 stores.
A Starbucks challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s reinstatement of fired baristas will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In 2022, Starbucks fired seven baristas, who were organizing a union at their Memphis coffeehouse.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a key case that could have major implications for labor rights. The court looked at a challenge brought by Starbucks against a lower court decision to reinstate seven baristas in Memphis who were fired by the company after they announced plans to unionize.
Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court considers a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated a potential victory for Starbucks, reflecting a challenge to the extended authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in disputes regarding the reinstatement of