Heerlen I broke my personal boycott of Starbucks in the Amsterdam train station at Schiphol Airport, partially in desperation after an overnight flight running for the train, partially because I didn’t have a choice since it was between the ticket counter and the track, and mainly because there was encouraging news that the company …
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Starbucks Workers and the Community
New Orleans I don’t drink Starbucks coffee, unless I have to do so, like being stuck in an airport or something. It’s neither fair trade nor do they serve my New Orleans favorite coffee-and-chicory. It always tastes a little burned, even to what’s left of my taste buds. There’s one around the corner …
Best of Times, Worst of Times for Unions
Marble Falls Unions are in the center of the storm these days. Any reflection on 2023 had to include the progress of unions in the highlights for the year, and the attention continues to be focused on what it all might mean now and for the future. In some ways, these seem like …