News
Demonstrators Return to Day Hall for Second Day of Occupation
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Students and Workers continue to demand the University to take action after Ithaca store closures
News
Students and Starbucks Employees Occupy Day Hall to Protest Cornell’s Partnership With Starbucks
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Students and Starbucks employees alike participated in a takeover of Day Hall on Thursday. The occupation was in order to force Starbucks off campus in the wake of the announced closures of the two remaining Ithaca locations.
City
Starbucks to Close All Ithaca Locations by May 26
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Starbucks has announced that it will close its two remaining Ithaca locations on E. Seneca Street and S. Meadow Street by May 26.
City
NLRB Examines Starbucks Alleged Use of Intimidation, Coercion and Retaliation, Signaling Potential Reopening of Collegetown Location
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After six months of store closure, the Collegetown Starbucks location may reopen after Starbucks’ allegedly used illegal union-busting tactics to close it down.
downtown ithaca
Downtown Ithaca Starbucks Workers Strike on Red Cup Day
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Ithaca Commons Starbucks workers held a day-long strike on Red Cup Day, joining hundreds of baristas across the nation.
collegetown
Searching for Alternatives, Students Grapple with the Closure of Collegetown Starbucks
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Since the closure of the Collegetown Starbucks, coffee addicts have had to search for alternative sources of caffeine, food and public study spaces.
Featured in Category
“No Contract, No Coffee”: Ithaca Starbucks Workers Organize Labor Day Rally
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On a drizzly Labor Day morning, students, community leaders and Ithaca residents gathered on College Avenue for a rally hosted by Starbucks Workers United in support of the Ithaca Starbucks’ efforts to unionize.
In April 2022, Ithaca became the first city in the United States to unionize all Starbucks locations. The movement was sparked in August 2021 by actions in nearby Buffalo, New York where workers voted to unionize the first Starbucks in the country.
Ithaca workers were motivated to unionize in October 2021, but in June 2022, management closed the Collegetown location, claiming that it made little sense to continue operating with ongoing issues regarding the condition of the store. The workers claim this was in retaliation for their unionization. Taking place in front of the now-closed Collegetown Starbucks, the crowd included members of SBWU, members of the Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America and the Ithaca Tenants Union. The rally featured speeches from Ithaca Starbucks workers and community leaders and was followed by a parade from College Avenue to Ithaca Commons.
In his speech, Evan Sunshine ’24, a former Collegetown Starbucks employee and SBWU organizer, noted that the College Avenue workers took action in October 2021 when their manager was forced to quit due to poor working conditions involving upper management.
Sunshine and his coworkers learned of Stephanie Heslop, a worker at the Starbucks on Ithaca Commons, and became aware of her efforts to unionize the store.
Featured in Category
Ithaca First City to Achieve Union Across All Starbucks, Negotiations to Follow
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Following months of effort by organizers, Ithaca becomes the first city in the United States where all Starbucks locations are unionized, but employees still express concerns over working conditions.
COVID-19
‘We Deserve to be Treated as Humans’: Union Wave Brews Across Ithaca’s Starbucks
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The Starbucks locations around Ithaca are unionizing to demand safer work environment in the midst of the pandemic and better wages. The movement is growing in size as workers come together to form solidarity.
Dining
Caffeine Dependents Take Heed: Bring Your Own Mug
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I never leave home without my phone, wallet, keys, water bottle and coffee mug. Those last two items have become essentials on campus. Before I left for college, I was gifted a fourteen-ounce stainless steel carafe by my mom, who supported my coffee consumption. As soon as I set foot on campus a year and a half ago, I began drinking coffee almost daily. According to an article in The New York Times, coffee in moderation is associated with lowered risk of mortality and was included in the 2015 dietary guidelines as part of a healthy diet.