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We are living in an interesting time in United States history because of, well many reasons but one is safety. When going out in public or working in customer service where you have to face people safety is a concern. With the uptick in mass shootings, violence, and drug use people and businesses are taking […]
After Starbucks announced they were permanently closing the Starbucks store in Ithaca, Starbucks Workers United community members and partners gathered at the entrance of the Starbucks on College Avenue to protest the company’s decision to permanently close the store this Friday. This decision left workers with less than a week’s notice, resulting in them calling […]
After 15 years in business, Starbucks has officially announced its departure from Russia. The coffee chain originally shut down temporarily back in March over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Even though all 130 stores will be shut down, the company announced it will continue paying its nearly 2,000 employees in Russia for six months and help […]
Yesterday, federal labor officials filed multiple complaints against Starbucks, accusing them of unfair labor practices at its stores in Buffalo, including retaliation against pro-union employees. Spokesman Reggie Borges from the National Labor Relations Board in Buffalo stated: “Starbucks does not agree that the claims have merit, and the complaint’s issuance does not constitute a finding […]
Start remembering your to-go mug again! By the end of next week, we could see our local Starbucks going sustainable. Starbucks plans to have customers in the U.S. and Canada use a personal, reusable cup for their drinks, and the change will apply to drinks ordered in the café, at the drive-thru, and mobile orders. […]
An employee at a New Jersey Starbucks may have exposed thousands of customers to hepatitis A According to the Camden County health department that the coffee shop was shutdown until all employees are vaccinated and any customers that had to visit the store between November 4th through November 13th are being told to go get the […]
For the seventh straight year Chick-fil-A is the best fast-food restaurants. The American Customer Satisfaction Index released the list of fast-food places. Chick-fil-A came in first place with a score of 83 out of 100. Here are the top five rankings: Chick-fil-A: 83 Domino’s: 80 KFC: 79 Starbucks: 79 Five Guys: 78 Among the worst-rated fast-food chains, […]
On Tuesday, Rosalind Brewer was named CEO of Walgreens, making her the only Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. She will officially take the reigns on March 15. Brewer is a product of Spelman College and currently serves as a board member at Amazon.com and the Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks. During her […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co55USHRZVg] This morning with the WUC, Tariq brought up the incident that took place at Starbucks in the video above. In the video, the customer confronts a Starbucks employee who stole her credit card information and spent $212 with it. Al Parisi’s response? He would’ve used the affluenza defense! Find out what the affluenza […]
Common was enlisted by Starbucks to help create the new racial bias training program implemented by the coffee company for all employees at it’s 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday.