Starbucks and thousands of its baristas are locked in a labor standoff. More than two years after negotiations began, the ...

Starbucks union delegates involved in contract bargaining voted to reject the coffee chain's latest proposal that guaranteed ...

“Union baristas are asking Starbucks to invest in our wages and benefits, which can be done in a number of ways, and that fundamentally means putting more money into the contract,” union ...

which did not offer any changes to economic benefits such as healthcare or any immediate pay hike. "Starbucks' current offer is insufficient to finalize a deal," the workers union said.

Striking Starbucks workers protest in Long Beach in 2022 as their union tries to turn up the pressure in its talks with the coffee retailer. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) ...

More than two years after negotiations began, the union representing workers at more than 550 stores has yet to reach a contract with Starbucks. Get Daily Gazette in your inbox!