Our difficult decision to close Ithaca area stores
Read more about the outcomes of a regular business review, which included the difficult decision to close two Ithaca area stores due to extreme operational challenges.
Latest in our ongoing exchange with Workers United President Lynne Fox
Read more about our latest correspondence with Workers United President Lynne Fox on bargaining delays, unlawful broadcasts of bargaining sessions, lack of commitment to in-person bargaining and requests for a cookie-cutter national contract.
Starbucks launches a new bargaining status lookup tool
Read more about our bargaining status lookup tool, which provides partners real-time updates on bargaining for the 3% of our U.S. company-owned stores represented by a union.
Sharing our commitment to partners with the Senate HELP Committee
Read more about our long-standing commitment to partners and watch a recap of former interim ceo Howard Schultz's testimony before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee.
Building a different kind of company
Read more about how Starbucks has set itself apart as a different kind of company that puts its partners first, and hear directly from founder Howard Schultz as he prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Our long-standing efforts to put our partners first
Read more about our commitment to moving the good-faith bargaining process forward and why Starbucks continues to be the employer of choice for more than 235,000 U.S. partners.
Working with the Senate HELP Committee
Read more about outcomes of our constructive dialogue with Chairman Sanders and other Members of the Senate HELP Committee, including our agreement for interim ceo Howard Schultz to testify on behalf of the company on March 29.
Responding to a recent ALJ decision involving several Buffalo-area stores
Read more about our position on the recent decision from an Administrative Law Judge involving several Buffalo-are stores, including our intention to seek a full legal review of the matter.
Our response to Chairman Sanders & other Members of the Senate HELP Committee following an announced subpoena vote
Read more about our latest response to Chairman Sanders and other Members of the Senate HELP Committee reaffirming our offer to make AJ Jones and other senior executives available to appear at a proposed March 15 hearing.
Court rejects NLRB request for nationwide cease-and-desist order
Read more about today's Federal Court order rejecting the NLRB's highly publicized request for a nationwide cease-and-desist order.
Standing firmly behind our partners' rights and our commitment to bargain in good faith
Read more about our commitment to respect our partners' rights to engage in lawful union activities and our ongoing efforts to meet union representatives at the bargaining table in-person and in good faith.
Our response to Chairman Sanders & other Members of the Senate HELP Committee
Read more about our Feb. 14 response to Chairman Sanders and other members of the Senate HELP Committee, including our offer for evp and chief public affairs officer AJ Jones II to appear at a proposed March 9, 2023 hearing.