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Workers picket in front of a Starbucks outlet in New York City, U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo

Starbucks union baristas walk out on holiday sales event in push for contract talks

More than 1,000 Starbucks unionized baristas in over 40 U.S. cities launched an open-ended strike on Thursday.

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, on April 16, 2025. US President Donald Trump's tariffs will likely push up prices and constrain growth, and could put the US Federal Reserve in the unenviable position of having to choose between tackling inflation and unemployment, Powell said Wednesday. US markets fell following Powell's remarks, with the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite down 3.4 percent at around 12:50 pm local time in Chicago (1750 GMT). (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Criticizes Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Says His ‘Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’

President Donald Trump was critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, further intensifying his feud by posting a statement on social media saying, “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!”

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 04: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump was expected to address Congress on his early achievements of his presidency and his upcoming legislative agenda. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Federal Appeals Court Reverses Ruling, Blocks Trump Admin Firings

A federal appeals court reversed course Monday and erased a previous decision that allowed President Donald Trump to fire the heads of two independent agencies.

Amazon faces union vote at North Carolina warehouse

Amazon is facing its second workers’ union vote in as many months as laborers decide whether they wish to collectively bargain with the retail giant.

A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Starbucks workers’ union set to strike in US cities as talks hit impasse

The workers’ union representing over 10,000 baristas at Starbucks said its members will strike, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules.

NEW YORK CITY - NOVEMBER 16: A Starbucks store stands nearly empty in New York's East Village as Starbucks Workers United have announced that they are waging the company's largest strike Thursday on the coffee company's Red Cup Day on November 16, 2023 in New York City. Across the country, thousands of Starbucks workers from around 200 unionized stores will go on strike on the annual Red Cup Day which gives customers a free reusable cup after ordering a holiday drink. The union has said it is demanding that the company bargain on issues including staffing and scheduling. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Starbucks Workers Strike Amid Christmas Rush

Starbucks workers plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.