Starbucks is holding 2-hour employee 'connection' meetings amid heightened tensions with some baristas

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Starbucks announced plans for store meetings centered around connection.

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Starbucks' new CEO wants senior leaders to work in stores, and it's a brilliant idea

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A Starbucks barista prepares a drink at a Starbucks Coffee Shop location in New York.
A Starbucks barista prepares a drink at a Starbucks coffee shop location in New York.

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TikTok is divided over Starbucks' new olive oil-infused coffee. Some say it looks like an 'oil spill on your iced coffee,' others say it's tasty.

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A Starbucks barista is making coffee.

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Starbucks union is using billboards, a brass band, and a butter sculpture to pressure board members from Nike, Land O'Lakes and Lego

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Starbucks workers on strike in Minnesota.

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Starbucks' Howard Schultz was the gold standard for good bosses everywhere. Then Gen Z worked for him.

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Howard Schultz posing for a picture while cutting a green ribbon to open a Starbucks store in Tokyo.
Howard Schultz opening Starbucks' first store outside of North America, in Tokyo, in 1996.

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Starbucks fired the worker who led unionization movement, just days after former CEO grilled by Congress

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Starbucks Workers United tweeted a GoFundMe for Alexis Rizzo Saturday.
Starbucks Workers United tweeted a GoFundMe for Alexis Rizzo Saturday.

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Fast food workers are unionizing, but some of the biggest chains in the country are fighting to stop them

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Starbucks workers participate in November's Red Cup Rebellion, a nationwide strike demanding the company fully staff union stores and bargain in good faith.
Starbucks workers participate in November's Red Cup Rebellion, a nationwide strike demanding the company bargain in good faith.

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'I'd really prefer it if he stayed out of our way': Starbucks union organizers lash out at CEO's promise to work behind the counter

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New Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan, wearing a green Starbucks apron, shares a laugh with a Starbucks barista behind the counter of a store.
Laxman Narasimhan officially took over as CEO of Starbucks on March 20. He spent the first six months immersing himself with the brand, including training as a barista.

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New Starbucks CEO says he'll work a half-day behind a store counter monthly as he plans to prioritize 'human connection over every cup of coffee'

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New Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan, wearing a green Starbucks apron, shares a laugh with a Starbucks barista behind the counter of a store.
Laxman Narasimhan officially took over as CEO of Starbucks on March 20. He spent the first six months immersing himself with the brand, including training as a barista.

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Starbucks' olive oil-infused coffee drinks are making their US debut despite some skepticism

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Starbucks is rolling out its olive-oil infused drink line, Oleato, in certain US markets starting March 23.

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