Starbucks' new dress code for baristas has sparked a strike at 75 U.S. stores, with more than 1,000 workers protesting the new policy, a union representing the coffee giant's workers said Wednesday.

Some Starbucks workers, outraged over the company's new dress code policies imposed this week, walked off the job, claiming the company needs to focus on bargaining with union members rather than a ...

Hundreds of Starbucks baristas are on strike, protesting new dress code rules they say distract from bigger issues like low pay, understaffing, and delayed union contracts. The strike has been led by ...

Starbucks is already the world's largest brand of coffee shops, but the company is looking to expand its reach and influence on the global stage with a change to its dress code. Starting May 12, ...

A workers union says that more than 1,200 Starbucks employees have gone on strike to protest a new dress code policy that went into effect this week. Walk-outs have taken place at roughly 100 stores ...

Starbucks implemented a new dress code on May 12, limiting baristas to black tops and black, khaki, or blue denim bottoms. Over 1,200 Starbucks employees staged walk-outs at roughly 100 stores to ...

More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas went on strike last weekend in protest of the coffee chain’s new dress code, a union representing the workers said Wednesday. The new dress code — which was ...

Computer vision is helping the chain keep track of its in-store inventory and may be used to automate some stock ordering.

Over 1,200 Starbucks employees with Starbucks Workers United have gone on strike — protesting against a new dress code policy for baristas that went into effect this week. Here's why and what it means ...

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Hundreds of Starbucks employees have walked off the job since Sunday to protest the company’s new dress code, according to the union representing baristas, with more strikes likely in the coming days.