Starbucks will soon charge customers $1 for 'no water' Refresher drinks — and some baristas are dreading the change

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Starbucks said it will charge $1 for customized Refreshers with no water.

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A mega coffee chain is punishing staff for getting drink orders wrong by making them copy down lines of customer complaints: report

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Customers are seen at luckin Coffee in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, Sept 23, 2021.
Luckin is a major coffee chain in China.

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10 Things in Tech: Uber wants to predict your habits, Apple and Google team up, and Lebron James eyes Complex Networks

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May the Fourth be with you, friends. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm a proud dollar coin owner. But you know what I'd love even more than a $1 coin? A $1 trillion dollar platinum coin.

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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