AP Spotlight More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press May 16, 2025 May 16, 2025 Updated Nov 19, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A strike by Starbucks baristas protesting the company's new dress code grew Thursday.kAm|@C6 E92? a[___ $E2C3F4<D 32C:DE2D 2E `a_ &]$] DE@C6D 92G6 8@?6 @? DEC:<6 D:?46 $F?52J E@ AC@E6DE E96 ?6H 5C6DD 4@56[ 244@C5:?8 E@ $E2C3F4<D (@C<6CD &?:E65[ 2 F?:@? C6AC6D6?E:?8 E96 4@7766 8:2?EVD &]$] H@C<6CD]k^AmkAm$E2C3F4<D AFE ?6H =:>:ED DE2CE:?8 |@?52J @? H92E :ED 32C:DE2D 42? H62C F?56C E96:C 8C66? 2AC@?D] %96 5C6DD 4@56 C6BF:C6D 6>A=@J66D 2E 4@>A2?J\@A6C2E65 2?5 =:46?D65 DE@C6D :? 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Starbucks to close stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on reviv…
Starbucks' new drive-thru in Texas is the coffee giant's first 3D-printed store in the US The Seattle-based coffee giant with more than 17,000 locations nationwide has never had a store quite like the one opening this week.
Starbucks is cutting some 'less popular' drinks from its menu. Here's what will be removed next week Starbucks is making cuts to its menu, with some of the coffee giant’s “less popular beverages” set to take their final bow next week.
Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines In a letter to employees released Monday, CEO Brian Niccol said the company will inform employees who are being laid off by mid-day Tuesday. B…
Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access Starbucks ended a 7-year-old policy that invited anyone to hang out in its stores or use its restrooms, regardless of whether they bought anything.
