The Ithacan

Editorial: The college sets a positive example by supporting local businesses

By The Ithacan • September 6, 2023

Cornell University has announced that it will end its partnership with Starbucks when their contract is up in 2025. This decision means the college will no longer serve products from the coffee chain on campus.

Starbucks closures in Ithaca fuel union-busting claims

By Jadyn Davis, Senior writer • June 24, 2023

Closures of the last two Starbucks locations in Ithaca on May 26 have fueled ongoing claims of union-busting tactics and mistreatment by Starbucks.

Starbucks unions continue to fight anti-union efforts in court

By Aubren Villasenor, Staff writer • February 8, 2023

Starbucks workers across New York State are complaining of continued retaliation and coercion by management in an attempt to stop unionization efforts, resulting in lawsuits against the company.

Cornell’s Starbucks workers strike after grease trap failure

By Elijah de Castro, News Editor • April 20, 2022

After experiencing understaffing and sanitation issues, and getting little help from management, the workers at Cornell's Starbucks went on strike.

Ithaca’s Starbucks workers become unionized across entire city

By Elijah de Castro, News Editor • April 9, 2022

Ithaca has become the first city to have all of its Starbucks locations unionized, after three nearly unanimous votes that were counted April 8.

Editorial: Importance of unionization needs to be recognized

By The Ithacan • February 16, 2022

In the age of pestilence, death and sorrow, the most serious danger arises not from the loss of human life but the loss of what makes us human.