‘Huge breakthrough' in Starbucks union talks – which other US firms will follow?

For more than two years Starbucks has fought fiercely against unionization. Now the company appears willing to come to the bargaining table.Starbucks and its union made a surprise joint announcement in late February: they had agreed to seek “a constructive path forward” on “the future of organizing and collective bargaining”.On Tuesday, the Starbucks union said it would resume in-person bargaining with the company in late April, with the aim of achieving a “foundational framework agreement”. It said there w ...