My recollections of summer 2016, in all their vividness, often have me worried that I am dismissing the larger, more uncomfortable details that dotted that year. What more could I have asked for at eleven, after all? The weather was absolutely perfect. The beach was never too full. Starbucks produced new drinks like the CEO […]
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Starbucks Union Busting and The Labor Movement
From an outsider’s perspective, Starbucks is the same corporate coffee giant that has dominated the market since its first store in Seattle opened in 1971. When Howard Schultz joined the company ten years later, he championed the story of community, quality coffee, and a workplace built on fairness. Now, as a multi-billion dollar industry titan, […]