Starbucks Closing Some Stores, Citing Safety Concerns in Certain Cafes

Wall Street Journal ^ | July 11, 2022 | Heather Haddon

[PeterPrinciple]

The National Labor Relations Board has certified unions at 133 of Starbucks’s roughly 9,000 locations as of last month, with workers officially rejecting unionization in 15 cafes and challenges in 11 others, the agency said. Two of the stores closing in Seattle are unionized, while one store in Portland has petitioned to unionize, a Starbucks spokeswoman said.

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another factor..........................

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I would hope that those will be limited to problem areas. I wonder if they will get accusations of racism because of that? Strictly drive-thru has no appeal for me because when I go out for coffee or food or whatever, I like to consume it there. Even if I am picking up something for the road, a lot of times it’s faster to go inside.

[DAC21]

“I was recently near a brand-new Starbucks - that was drive-thru only. There was also a walk-up window - but no indoor area or outdoor seating”

Ballistic glass will be next.

[HKMk23]

I think you were supposed to “accidentally” push your order off the back edge of the counter onto the floor accompanied by some pithy line like, “@!#$#k you, punk-A$$ b245ch”