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  Starbucks union pushes back against plans to close 5 Seattle stores

  The union that represents thousands of Starbucks workers is pushing back against the corporation's plan to close five Seattle outlets, four of which are unionized.

  • KUOW Staff
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  Unionized Starbucks' workers strike in Seattle, across the country

  Dubbed the "Red Cup Rebellion," workers at Starbucks cafes in over 40 cities took to the picket lines Thursday, calling for higher pay and better staffing. The nationwide strike coincides with the company’s popular holiday Red Cup Day, one of the coffee giant’s busiest days of the year.

  • Casey Martin
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  One year later, a union contract for Starbucks baristas is still brewing

  It's been over year since Seattle coffee giant Starbucks agreed to start negotiating a national contract with the union representing baristas — Starbucks Workers United. But negotiations have stalled, baristas are growing frustrated, and each side has different ideas about how to turn the company around.

  • Noel Gasca