AltWeeklies Wire
Baristas Say the Fight for Better Conditions is Uphill but Necessarynew
In December, Starbucks employees blocked the drive-through window at the company's coffee shop at Rosedale Street and 8th Avenue for about 20 minutes, in protest of the rising cost of their healthcare insurance, low wages, and a litany of other issues.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
02-09-2010 |
Business & Labor
Starbucks Baristas Union Drive Comes at Key Timenew
The effort to organize Minnesota latte-slingers could hurt the ailing chain.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
07-24-2008 |
Business & Labor
Seattle Barista's Suit Against Starbucks Heading to Courtnew
The coffee giant's leases may violate antitrust laws.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-03-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Starbucks, business & labor
Free Wi-Fi Turns Austin into an Internet Access Hot Spotnew
Richard MacKinnon set out to create his own reality, one in which Internet access would be free for all and open to anyone. That was the impetus for the Austin Wireless City Project.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-16-2004 |
Science
Tags: Starbucks, Ana Sisnett of Austin Free-Net, Austin Electronic Frontier Foundation President and Polycot Consulting CEO Jon Lebkowsky, downloadable format, Hyde Park hipster landmark Quack's 43rd Street Bakery, keyboard, Leslie Martin, owner Bouldin Creek Coffee House, Schlotzky's, wireless groups, Zane McCarthy of Austin Unleashed, Health & Science
