Progress on our path forward
Read more about progress on the path forward and the timeline to implement each of the May 2022 benefits for the 188 stores where there was organizing activity on or before May 3, 2022.
Tag: Benefits
Starbucks and Workers United agree on path forward
Read more about our announcement to begin discussions with Workers United on a foundational framework designed to achieve ratified bargaining agreements and resolve certain litigation.
Fact check: Union's latest claims distort the process and our effortsÂ
Read more about recent claims made by Workers United and get the facts related to the review process for unfair labor practice charges and the Company's continued attempts to progress negotiations towards first contracts for union-represented stores.
Starbucks appeals NLRB ALJ findings about our ability to improve pay and benefits
Read more about steps taken to appeal a recommended decision and order issued by an Administrative Law Judge regarding the implementation of wage and benefits improvements at U.S. stores.
Responding to Workers United’s Pride Month smear campaign
Read more about the Unfair Labor Practice charges Starbucks filed against Workers United for making maliciously false statements about the gender-affirming care benefits we provide and our longstanding policy allowing Pride decorations in our stores.
Addressing misinformation: Access to gender-affirming care for all partners
Read more about our longstanding commitment to provide all partners enrolled in a Starbucks health plan access to gender-affirming care.
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.
The world's most admired for more than two decades
Read more about why Fortune and Newsweek both ranked Starbucks as a leading company for diversity, social responsibility, investment value and ability to attract talent.
Starbucks recognized by JUST 100 for industry leading partner benefits and workplace policies
Read more about our industry leading benefit offerings and why Starbucks earned the top-spot among restaurant and leisure companies on the 2023 JUST 100 rankings.
Impact of Federal Labor Law on our Ability to Implement Improvements and Changes to Wages and Benefits
Read more about the different legal rules that apply when a union represents partners in a store, when union organizing is taking place in a store and when there is no union activity in a store.