MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — In April of 2023, the Starbucks in Moorhead received permission for workers to organize a union at the location. Early Tuesday morning, the Service Employees International Union and Starbucks Workers United, began their strike. “The company agreed to bargain in good faith with us for a contract. And last month they are refusing to give us…
Starbucks Coffee, Sanford USD Medical Center. courtesy, SiouxFalls.BusinessFARGO (KVRR) – Sanford Health is exploring the possibility of opening a Starbucks Coffee inside Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. A Sanford spokesman confirms discussions are under way, but they are still in the early stages. “This is still very early in the process and we are in exploratory discussion,” according to a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are investigating a theft at Starbucks on Highway 10 and 32nd Avenue. It happened around 7 p.m. They say an employee left the cash register open and a man grabbed the cash out of the till and ran out of the store. Police say 52-year-old Abraham Cozzi got in a vehicle which was stopped…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Starbucks workers in a Grand Forks store have voted to unionize, becoming the first group to do so in the state of North Dakota. The store at Washington and Demers had a 13 to 10 vote to join the Starbucks Workers United. This joins the movement with 0ver 10,000 baristas and 410 other locations in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Help out people experiencing homelessness in our region and get your morning caffeine fix for free. Starbucks and Golden Drive have extended their food drive through April 25th. It started in March. They’ve already collected multiple bins full of food. If you donate five non-perishable food items at any Fargo/Moorhead Starbuck through then, you can get…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – If you like Culver’s, Starbucks and helping others, two fundraisers are perfect for you. Until 8:00 Wednesday night, 20 percent of sales at both Fargo Culver’s will go to The Golden Drive. The giving also happened during the lunch rush. From Mar. 1 through the 21st if you donate five food items to Golden Drive at…
SEATTLE – Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month. In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 6-3 vote, the court rejected the Biden administration’s plan to require…
NEW YORK, NY — Starbucks says it will close its more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training to its nearly 175,000 workers. The announcement comes after two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks store, sparking protests and calls for a boycott on social media. Starbucks Corp. says the stores will be…
NATIONAL — The Toys R Us store in Fargo will remain open but the store in Rapid City, South Dakota is closing. It is among 180 stores being closed around the country. Four locations in the Twin Cities also made the closure list. Toys R Us is being squeezed by Amazon.com and huge chains like Walmart. It will begin closing…
NATIONAL — If you’re looking to retire in 2018 then you may not have to go far to find the best place to live. According to a new report from wallethub.com, one of the top five states in the U.S. to retire this year is South Dakota. The report states the findings are based on affordability, quality of life and…
