US EditionFive Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements
- Employees at five Starbucks outlets across Ontario—such as those in Ajax, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Toronto—have approved their inaugural collective bargaining agreements in 2025.
- This milestone follows a difficult history of union drives in Canada, including the 2023 closure of Starbucks’ only unionized shop in Vancouver and related complaints.
- The British Columbia Labour Relations Board ruled Starbucks had valid reasons to close the Vancouver store but found the company wrongfully threatened a union-supporting employee in Langley, B.C.
- Starbucks Workers United, which began unionization efforts with a successful Buffalo, New York drive in 2021, now represents about 570 stores and 11,000 workers.
- The United Steelworkers union described the Ontario contracts as a significant step forward for collective bargaining at Starbucks in Canada amid ongoing unionization efforts.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
36 Articles
36 Articles
All
Left
14
Center
4
Right
1
Brampton Guardian+9 Reposted by 9 other sources
5 Ontario Starbucks locations ratify collective agreements with United Steelworkers. What are the benefits and will more workers join?
Union says it “will keep pushing forward” to support unionization efforts at other Starbucks locations.
·Brampton, Canada
Read Full Article
Winnipeg Free Press+16 Reposted by 16 other sources
Five Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
·Winnipeg, Canada
Read Full Article
Five Starbucks shops in Ontario ratify first collective agreements - Talent Canada
The United Steelworkers union says workers at five Starbucks locations in Ontario have ratified their first collective agreements. The union says the union-led contracts are a significant milestone in the push for collective bargaining at the coffee giant. Locations include shops in Ajax, Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Union drives at Starbucks in Canada have had a bumpy road, in…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources36
Leaning Left14Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution74% Left
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources lean Left
74% Left
L 74%
C 21%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
