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Starbucks Has A Slave Labor Problem

June 25, 2019 Anna Canning, Fairworldproject.org , , , ,
Once again, Brazilian labor inspectors have found slave labor1 on plantations where Starbucks buys coffee. And not just any plantations, but ones that have been “certified” to Starbucks’ C.A.F.E. Practices standards. This marks the second time in nine months that this has happened, pointing to a huge systemic problem with the way Starbucks is meeting their commitment to “99% ethical coffee.” It’s time for that to change.

Billions For Bitter Coffee, Bloody Chocolate

May 9, 2018 Eleanor Goldfield, Artkillingapathy.com , ,
On Monday May 7th, business and economics sites were abuzz with the latest news that Nestle and Starbucks are striking a $7.15 billion coffee licensing deal. The cash deal would grant Nestle exclusive rights to sell Starbucks coffee and tea around the world giving Starbucks a powerful global boost and giving Nestle a premium brand to peddle. The deal would help reinforce Nestle’s number one coffee company position and would fortify Starbucks from the dip they’ve experienced in the U.S. due to the proliferation of high-end coffee chains selling $10 lattes complete with milk art and icy stares from suspendered baristas. The angle that’s missing, however, from the business and economic news sites is what deals like this mean for both people and planet. What kind of companies are getting these billion-dollar boosts? Who benefits?

Protests Force Starbucks To Ditch ADL From Leading Anti-Racism Training

May 1, 2018 Marjorie Cohn, Consortiumnews.com , ,
After an outcry over the inclusion of the Anti-Defamation League as a lead member of Starbuck’s anti-racism training, the ubiquitous coffee shop backed down, as Marjorie Cohn reports for Consortium News. After a video of the arrest of two African-American men sitting in Starbucks without buying anything went viral, Starbucks scheduled anti-racism training. But their inclusion of the Anti-Defamation League in the training provoked another outcry and Starbucks capitulated. On April 12, Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson were arrested for trespassing at a Philadelphia Starbucks. A manager called the police because the men, who had been in the coffee shop for just a few minutes, hadn’t bought anything. Melissa DePino, a Starbucks customer who recorded the video of the arrest that went viral on social media, said, “These guys never raised their voices.

Protests Erupt At Philly Starbucks Where 2 Black Men Were Arrested For ‘Trespassing’

April 17, 2018 Hayley Miller, Huffingtonpost.com , , ,
“Starbucks coffee is anti-black,” the demonstrators chanted Monday morning. Protesters swarmed a Starbucks in Philadelphia on Monday, days after police arrested two black men who had been waiting there to meet a friend. Dozens of demonstrators shut down the coffee shop in Philadelphia’s central business district for over three hours Monday morning. The activists came out to protest racial profiling after the store’s manager called police Thursday to remove the men for sitting at a table without buying anything. “A whole lot of racism, a whole lot of whack,” protesters chanted Monday. “Starbucks coffee is anti-black.”

Neil Young Announces Starbucks Boycott

November 22, 2014 Neil Young, www.neilyoung.com , , ,
I used to line up and get my latte everyday, but yesterday was my last one. Starbucks has teamed up with Monsanto to sue Vermont, and stop accurate food labeling. Tell Starbucks to withdraw support for the lawsuit -- we have a right to know what we put in our mouths. Starbucks doesn't think you have the right to know what's in your coffee. So it's teamed up with Monsanto to sue the small U.S. state of Vermont to stop you from finding out. Hiding behind the shadowy "Grocery Manufacturers Association," Starbucks is supporting a lawsuit that's aiming to block a landmark law that requires genetically-modified ingredients be labeled. Amazingly, it claims that the law is an assault on corporations' right to free speech.

Employee Confronts Starbucks CEO At Public Meeting

June 21, 2014 Anne Meador, www.dcmediagroup.us , , ,
Washington, DC-area Starbucks employee Sam Dukore put a few tough questions to Howard Schultz, the corporate CEO, when he came to town promoting a new benefit that Starbucks is offering its employees: tuition reimbursement for online college classes. Dukore, who makes less than $10/hour working as a barista at Starbucks for 2 1/2 years, says Schultz should address low wages throughout the company. Although Starbucks made $1.7 billion in profits last year, the average pay for a barista at Starbucks is about $8/hour, and hours scheduled tend to fluctuate from week to week. Schultz was paid $28.9 million in 2013, an 80% pay raise over the year before, plus $18 million in stock awards and an invitation to work as head of the company for three more years. Dukore says that he was promised a promotion six months ago, but it’s failed to materialize.
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