March 02, 2026
A Fifth Circuit judge said on Monday that the timing of Starbucks' firing of a California barista was "pretty extreme" and that management's words about benefits "do matter" as the court weighed the coffee giant's bid to overturn two unfavorable rulings by the National Labor Relations Board.
July 17, 2025
A Starbucks manager in Kansas wasn't threatening workers when she said their benefits would be "put on the table" and "could not be guaranteed" if they unionized, Starbucks told the Fifth Circuit, asking it to set aside the National Labor Relations Board's finding that the remarks violated labor law.