U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor Starbucks workers in cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio plan to walk out or picket over coming days following worker accusations that the company is scaling back its LGBTQ support. Juliana Kim
Week in Review: gas prices, Starbucks, and an activation plan Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg. Kevin Kniestedt Bill Radke Play AudioListen 51 mins
Starbucks and union face off in Seattle over negotiation rules Starbucks and the union representing hundreds of its stores faced off at a historic hearing in Seattle on Tuesday. Monica Nickelsburg
Starbucks is out, Stumptown is in on Alaska, Horizon flights Starbucks is out. Stumptown is in on all Alaska Airlines flights. Dyer Oxley
Peter, Peter, pumpkin ... daddy? Meet the 'father' of the pumpkin spice latte Starbucks' pumpkin spice latte is turning 20 this year. Soundside caught up with the Seattle man considered to be the "father" of the autumnal sensation about the rise of pumpkin spice. Libby Denkmann Noel Gasca Play AudioListen 15 mins
Starbucks increases U.S. hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers The company said Monday unionized workers won't be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the union trying to organize its U.S. stores. The Associated Press
Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores. The Associated Press
Starbucks workers take to the picket line in Seattle and across U.S. Starbucks’ signature holiday drinks may come with a shot of guilt today for customers sympathetic to the labor movement. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 6 mins
