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Starbucks to pay $35m to New York City workers it mistreated

Rob Beschizza
Dec 02, 2025
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Sued over arbitrary schedules and pay cuts, Starbucks will pay $35m to 15,000 of its New York Cty workers to settle the case; Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders visited picket lines yesterday, and the strike was spreading outside the city. Baristas describe chronic short-staffing, irregular sche…

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