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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers after city alleges years of abuses
The city says about 15,000 employees will get paid $50 for each week worked over a three-year period. For some workers, that's thousands of dollars.
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Arun Venugopal
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Louis C. Hochman
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Critics of biometric surveillance sue Starbucks, as NYC lawmakers press City Hall for answers
Representatives from the city’s tech agency couldn’t answer many questions about how the government uses facial recognition and other biometric surveillance.
By
Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
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Starbucks workers strike across NYC, demand the company start bargaining
Workers at seven New York City Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday, joining employees at more than 100 stores across the country.
By
Gwynne Hogan
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Striking NJ Starbucks workers get Gov. Murphy's support
He said they deserve "the ability to earn enough to take care of themselves and their loved ones."
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Louis C. Hochman
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Queens Starbucks workers vote to unionize in a growing national wave
Workers will rally at MoMA Tuesday night to confront the Starbucks board chair.
By
Gwynne Hogan
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Amazon, Starbucks and REI: A new crop of NYC union organizers may be having a moment
There has been a flurry of high-profile union organizing in New York City in recent months. And as the U.S. economy struggles to fill open jobs, workers have a rare upper hand.
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Gwynne Hogan
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NJ Workers Filed Thousands Of COVID-19 Complaints Against Their Employers. Here Are The Worst Offenders.
New Jersey implemented new safety guidelines during the pandemic for employers and let workers file complaints against companies that weren’t following the rules.
By
Karen Yi
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Starbucks Settles With City Over 'Widespread Violations' Of Paid Sick Leave Law
It's not the first time the espresso company has come under fire for labor law violations
By
Jake Offenhartz
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Man With Cane Robs Times Square Starbucks In Possible Machete Incident
A man believed to be carrying a machete and a cane is on the run in Midtown, Manhattan, after allegedly stealing juice from a nearby Starbucks.
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Jake Offenhartz
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NYC Starbucks Used Toxic Pesticide In Losing Battle Against Maggots & Other Pests, Lawsuit Alleges
A new class action lawsuit is alleging a widespread contamination of Starbucks locations across New York City, after the coffee chain allegedly exposed customers to an industrial pesticide known as Dichlorvos.
By
Jake Offenhartz
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