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Starbucks drops COVID vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling

The coffee giant said it was responding to last week's Supreme Court ruling that rejected the Biden administration's plan to require vaccines or COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers.

January 19, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for a Starbucks employees union election on Dec. 9 in Buffalo, N.Y.

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  • Business

Unionized Starbucks workers walk out in Buffalo, citing safety worries over COVID

Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month walked off the job, saying they lacked the staff and resources to work safely amid surging COVID-19 cases.

January 06, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Starbucks workers at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y., have voted on whether to join a union.

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  • Business

Starbucks workers form their 1st union in the U.S. in a big win for labor

Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Starbucks workers and organizers in Buffalo, N.Y., discuss efforts to unionize three local stores on Oct. 28.

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  • Business

Starbucks workers decide whether to form first U.S. union

Voting is ending at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks had flown in executives to the area and asked federal officials to delay the ballot count.

December 08, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Tom Dinki
Facing a union effort, Starbucks, which is also making changes to training and scheduling, says that it supports the workers' right to organize but that a union was unnecessary.

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  • Business

Starbucks and Costco raise wages in the nationwide competition for workers

Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs.

October 28, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Starbucks beat its own record this year, rolling out the pumpkin spice latte a full 24 hours earlier than it did last year. Still, it lags behind the Aug. 18 Dunkin's rollout of a similar beverage.

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  • Business

Who Cares About Calendars? The Pumpkin Spice Latte Is Here, Which Means Fall Has Begun

Love it or hate it, the PSL gods have spoken. The flavored coffee beverage — and all of the iterations it has spawned — is upon us.

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
When Disney World opened on Oct. 1, 1971, tickets for adults were just $3.50. Here, William Windsor Jr. carries his son Lee, past Cinderella's castle on opening day.

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  • History

1971: The Year That Gave Us Starbucks, Disney World — And A Lower Voting Age

What a big year 1971 was. Here, we break down the 50th anniversaries of some of the biggest health initiatives, some serious industry game-changers, and more.

June 19, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
People gathered outside of a Starbucks coffee shop at Venice Beach in Los Angeles last month. The company's order for all customers to wear masks will take effect on July 15.

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  • Health

Starbucks Says Customers Must Wear Masks At Its Cafes

Several states already require people to wear masks in public spaces like coffee shops to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but many still have no such requirement.

July 09, 2020
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By:
  • Austin Horn
Starbucks announced Friday, June 12, 2020, that the company is creating its own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees to wear if they choose. The move comes after the coffee chain reportedly banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter gear.

Starbucks Creates Own Black Lives Matter Shirt For Employees

Starbucks is creating its own Black Lives Matter shirt for employees to wear if they choose. The move comes after the coffee chain reportedly initially...

June 12, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Deron Moreman and Ricardo Richardson speak with GPB's Leah Fleming at Rosie's Coffee Cafe in Atlanta

Historic Noir Coffee Creates Blends Inspired By Atlanta Neighborhoods

Industry analysts say consumers spent just over $74 billion on coffee in 2015. The average amount people spend on cups of coffee is around $21 per week....

December 05, 2018
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
The Breakroom Gang talks about Roseanne Bar's recent racist tweets.

The Breakroom Gang: Roseanne, Starbucks Training, & Morgan Freeman

Just as we do at the end of every week, this Friday we brought together a group of three smart people to help us break down the week's news. On Second...

June 01, 2018
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
This week, Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." became the first non-jazz, non-classical winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music.

The Breakroom: Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize, Starbucks Arrests And #Beychella

This week we talked about mandatory gun owernship laws, Vidalia onions and the Pulitzer Prize — and that doesn't even include the week's news. On Second...

April 20, 2018
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Tony Harris

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