LGBTQ+ baristas drive effort to unionize a third Alabama Starbucks

LGBTQ+ baristas drive effort to unionize a third Alabama Starbucks

A group of LGBTQ+ baristas is working to unionize a Starbucks in Huntsville for what they hope will help create a more fair and equitable workplace for everyone.If successful, the store on Memorial Parkway would be the third organized Starbucks outlet in Alabama, after stores in Scottsboro and Birmingham. The organizing team wants to join Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), the union that represents over 570 union Starbucks stores, out of about 15,…

Huntsville Starbucks headed for union vote

A barista making coffee. A group of Strabucks employees have organized a union drive at a shop in Huntsville. The union election is scheduled for Monday. (Getty Images)A group of LGBTQ+ baristas is working to unionize a Starbucks in Huntsville for what they hope will help create a more fair and equitable workplace for everyone. If successful, the store on Memorial Parkway would be the third organized Starbucks outlet in Alabama, after stores in …

What’s it really like to work at Starbucks in Japan?

Employee reveals the true highs and lows of the job. In Japan, Starbucks employees exude a sense of energy and enthusiasm while they work, interacting attentively with customers as well as each other, creating a vibe that people want to hang out in. While that might be the way things appear from the outside, what’s it really like for those behind the counter? Surely, like any workplace, the job must come with some challenges hidden behind the jo…