Starbucks and Workers United, long at odds, say they’ll restart labor talks

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Business Writer

Starbucks and the union organizing its U.S. workers say they have agreed to begin talks with the aim of reaching labor agreements. The announcement was a breakthrough for the two sides, which have been at odds since Workers United first organized baristas at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, in late 2021. Workers have voted to unionize at more than 370 company-owned Starbucks stores in the U.S., but none of those stores has reached a labor agreement with the company. In separate statements Tuesday, Starbucks and Workers United said they have a shared commitment to establishing a positive relationship with their workers.