1. Associates & Employees

Starbucks workers strike over alleged union-busting activity

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Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan’s first day on the job included workers at around 100 of the company’s shops going on strike. The workers claim that Starbucks engaged in anti-union coercion under former CEO Howard Schultz, a charge that the company denies.

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