Starbucks Corporation

Who owns it

• Vanguard Group Inc.10.04%external_dataset · 2025-12-31
• BlackRock, Inc. (company)6.98%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• State Street Corporation4.19%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Geode Capital Management2.46%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)2.26%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Morgan Stanley2.18%external_dataset · 2026-03-31

1 further ownership link is recorded, but not from a filing we can point you to, so it is not shown here.

What’s documented

• 2026-06-15laborRelationsStarbucks Workers United is calling on the public to delete the Starbucks app and refrain from purchasing Starbucks products until the company reaches a fair union contract. The campaign targets Starbucks' mobile ordering and rewards system, which accounts for a significant share of the company's US transactions. The union represents over 550 locations out of approximately 10,000 company-owned US stores. Key demands include a starting wage floor of $17/hour (up from $15.25-$16), minimum three workers on the floor at all times, and resolution of over 600 unfair labor practice charges filed with the NLRB.source →
• 2026-06-09laborRelationsThe National Labor Relations Board ruled in June 2026 that Starbucks violated federal labor law by unilaterally changing dress code policy enforcement at a Portland, Oregon, store without providing the union prior notice or an opportunity to bargain. In a separate ruling, the NLRB found Starbucks illegally asked workers about strike participation. The board ordered Starbucks to expunge related disciplinary records.source →
• 2026-05-27laborRelationsStarbucks and Workers United bargaining committees met in person the week of May 27, 2026, reporting progress on the foundational framework for single-store contracts covering wages, benefits, and working conditions. Topics included mutual respect, grievance resolution processes, and union representation details. Both sides are working toward ratified contracts for partners in represented stores by year-end 2026. The union represents over 12,000 baristas across 700 unionized stores and has filed over 600 unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB.source →
• 2026-05-23laborRelationsStarbucks Workers United organized nationwide actions on May 23, 2026, with 24 events across the country from Orlando to San Francisco demanding a fair union contract. Baristas and supporters rallied at stores pressing for a minimum starting wage of $17/hour, three workers on the floor at all times, and resolution of over 600 unfair labor practice charges. Bargaining sessions resumed the week of May 27 in person, though the union accused the company of reopening previously agreed-upon contract articles.source →
• 2026-04-28regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-04-28regulatoryAction1001 SEC filings on record (518 4, 137 8-K, 40 DEFA14A, 37 3, 34 144)source →
• 2026-04-24otherAs of April 24, 2026, the May Day general strike coalition has expanded to at least 85 cities across the United States, with participating unions including the American Federation of Teachers, National Nurses United, United Electrical Workers, Chicago Teachers Union (30,000+ members), American Association of University Professors, and Starbucks Workers United. The action calls for No Work, No School, No Shopping on May 1, building on momentum from the March 28 No Kings protests that drew 8-9 million participants. The National Education Association published a May Day toolkit for educators.source →
• 2026-04-21laborRelationsStarbucks announced on April 21, 2026 a $100 million investment to build a major corporate hub in Nashville, Tennessee, a right-to-work state, with up to 2,000 jobs over five years. The company signed a lease for 250,000 square feet at the Peabody Union complex in South Bank Nashville. The announcement came during active contract negotiations with Starbucks Workers United, prompting criticism from labor analysts who noted the strategic significance of expanding corporate operations to a right-to-work state while bargaining with unionized baristas in Washington, where union-security clauses are permitted.source →
• 2026-04-09laborRelationsStarbucks Workers United filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the NLRB on April 9, 2026, accusing Starbucks of negotiating in bad faith after the company allegedly backtracked on seven previously agreed-upon items during the first bargaining sessions in a year; the union stated Starbucks made punitive proposals intended to prevent any agreement from being reached; Workers United represents approximately 600 of the chain's roughly 10,000 company-run US storessource →
• 2026-04-04legalProceedingStarbucks Workers United filed a new federal lawsuit in Philadelphia on April 4, 2026 seeking a court declaration that the union has the right to use Starbucks' name and a similar logo in union materials; the case escalates a trademark dispute that began when Starbucks sued the union in Iowa federal court in 2023 over alleged brand confusion following a pro-Palestinian social media post; settlement talks failed and US District Judge Michael Baylson will now oversee the casesource →
• 2026-04-02laborRelationsStarbucks announced on April 2, 2026 a major pay overhaul for US hourly workers: weekly paychecks replacing twice-monthly pay starting August 2026, quarterly performance bonuses of up to $300 ($1,200/year) starting July 2026 when stores meet sales and service targets, and expanded tipping options for credit card and mobile orders; the company estimates eligible employees will earn 5-8% more; Starbucks Workers United criticized the changes as largely outside baristas' control, relying on management-set metrics rather than guaranteed base wage increases, and noted the new perks remain subject to collective bargaining at unionized locationssource →
• 2026-04-02regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-04-01laborRelationsIn early 2026, labor-friendly activist investors challenged Starbucks through proxy proposals demanding the company engage in good-faith bargaining with Starbucks Workers United. The shareholder campaign coincides with resumed contract negotiations in April 2026, following the longest barista strike in SBWU's four-year history. The proposals seek to compel Starbucks to address over 600 unfair labor practice charges filed with the NLRB.source →
• 2026-04-01laborRelationsIn April 2026, Starbucks resumed contract negotiations with Starbucks Workers United after a 131-day strike that began November 13, 2025. The nationwide strike expanded to include more than 4,500 baristas at 230 stores. Over 14,000 unionized baristas are demanding a starting wage floor of $17/hour, annual raises of 4%, better staffing, and resolution of over 600 unfair labor practice charges filed with the NLRB.source →
• 2026-03-30regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-03-25laborRelationsStarbucks agreed to resume in-person contract negotiations with Starbucks Workers United beginning March 30, 2026, ending a 131-day strike by over 14,000 unionized baristas; the union submitted a comprehensive contract proposal including a $17/hour starting wage floor (down from prior $20 demand, above current $15.25-$16); the company committed to remaining available for continued negotiations throughout April 2026source →
• 2026-03-25laborRelationsStarbucks shareholders re-elected all eleven board directors at the March 25, 2026 annual meeting despite the NYC Comptroller urging investors to vote against Beth Ford and Jorgen Vig Knudstorp over labor relations oversight failures; executive compensation was approved with 774.9M votes for vs 99.4M against; shareholders also approved replacing supermajority voting requirements with simple majority requirements (824M for vs 17.6M against)source →
• 2026-03-20laborRelationsNew York City Comptroller Mark Levine urged Starbucks shareholders to vote against re-election of directors Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford at the March 25, 2026 annual meeting, citing sustained oversight failures on labor relations; the letter highlights the company's ongoing disputes with Starbucks Workers United and failure to reach a collective bargaining agreement despite public commitmentssource →
• 2026-03-10laborRelationsThe NYC Comptroller's office urged Starbucks shareholders to vote against re-election of directors Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford at the March 25, 2026 annual meeting, citing sustained oversight failures on labor relations including 500+ NLRB violationssource →
• 2026-03-01laborRelationsAs of 2026, the NLRB has 741 open or settled unfair labor practice cases against Starbucks Corporation. The NLRB has won two court injunctions ordering Starbucks to re-hire 59 baristas who were illegally fired for union organizing. An administrative law judge found Starbucks engaged in a pattern of unlawful anti-union conduct including coercive statements, discriminatory policy enforcement, and unlawful terminations.source →
• 2026-01-28regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-01-15laborRelationsIn January 2026, the NLRB adopted findings that Starbucks Corporation engaged in unfair labor practices at locations in Affton, MO and Saint Ann, MO. These cases are part of a broader pattern of NLRB findings against Starbucks related to anti-union activity at stores across the country during the Starbucks Workers United organizing campaign.source →
• 2026-01-10lobbyingUnion leaders criticized Telus for receiving lucrative federal and provincial government contracts and subsidies while cutting thousands of jobs; USW and CUPE lobbied the federal government to attach job-preservation conditions to telecom subsidiessource →
• 2026-01-09laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 more employees across Canada in January 2026, totaling nearly 1,400 severance offers in under a year; customer complaints to the CCTS rose 62% in 2025 compared to 2024source →
• 2025-12-31lobbyingReported ~$820,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2025) on Agriculture, Economics/Economic Development, Environment/Superfund, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)…; lobbied 7 government entities.source →
• 2025-12-01legalProceedingNew York City announced a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks for over 500,000 violations of the Fair Workweek Law, the largest worker protection settlement in NYC history; violations included illegally denying workers stable schedules across 300+ locations since 2021source →
• 2025-11-15laborRelationsThe Red Cup Rebellion strike beginning in November 2025 became the longest national unfair labor practice strike in Starbucks history. More than 12,000 workers from 670 stores across the country walked off the job, demanding the company bargain in good faith with Starbucks Workers United.source →
• 2025-11-13laborRelationsOver 1,000 Starbucks Workers United baristas launched the open-ended 'Red Cup Rebellion' unfair labor practice strike on November 13, 2025, protesting the company's failure to finalize a union contract after six months without new proposals; the strike continued in some locations into March 2026source →
• 2025-11-03regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-11-01laborRelationsNLRB Administrative Law Judges have found that Starbucks committed more than 400 labor law violations since 2021, the largest number of unlawful anti-union charges in the 90-year history of the NLRB. Of those cases upon which the NLRB later ruled, it found Starbucks committed more than 140 labor law violations.source →
• 2025-10-29regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-09-25regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-08-01regulatoryActionVanguard was ordered to pay a $19.5 million civil penalty by the SEC for disclosure failures related to adviser compensation. Between August 2020 and December 2023, Vanguard tied parts of advisers' performance evaluations and bonuses to client enrollment and retention metrics in its Personal Advisor Services program, while marketing content downplayed or misstated these conflicts of interest.source →
• 2025-07-29regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-07-02regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-06-30regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-06-26regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-06-17legalProceeding8th Circuit ruled in Starbucks Corporation v. NLRB (No. 24-1890) that NLRB's authority to order employers to reimburse for unfair labor practices is limited to amounts unlawfully withheld, constraining make-whole remedies in NLRB Section 8 cases.source →
• 2025-06-16regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: CURRENT REPORTsource →
• 2025-06-04regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-06-01laborRelationsThe NLRB has filed 135 complaints covering 434 unfair labor practice charges against Starbucks, resulting in 25 board decisions finding violations; over 400 Starbucks stores have unionized with Workers United representing 12,000+ baristassource →
• 2025-05-08regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: CURRENT REPORTsource →
• 2025-04-29laborRelationsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld an NLRB ruling that Starbucks violated federal labor law by disciplining employees engaged in union activity and improperly changing dress code enforcement against pro-union T-shirts.source →
• 2025-04-29regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-04-23regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-04-17laborRelationsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit enforced an NLRB order finding Starbucks committed unfair labor practices at an Ann Arbor, Michigan store, including unlawfully discharging two employees for union activity and discriminatory enforcement of its dress code against union-supporting staff.source →
• 2025-03-28laborRelationsNLRB found that "March on the Boss" actions by Starbucks workers — collectively delivering demands to managers — did not lose protection under the National Labor Relations Act, rebuffing Starbucks' attempt to characterize concerted workplace petitioning as unprotected activity.source →
• 2025-03-27laborRelationsNLRB affirmed an administrative law judge's finding that a Starbucks store manager violated Section 8(a)(1) by making an imprecise statement suggesting unionization could lead to store closures (Starbucks Corporation v. Workers United, 374 NLRB No. 23).source →
• 2025-02-25laborRelationsA 2025 NLRB Administrative Law Judge decision found Starbucks Corporation violated Sections 8(a)(1), 8(a)(3), and 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act through coercive statements, discriminatory enforcement of policies, unlawful terminations, and failure to bargain with Workers United. The decision ordered reinstatement of affected employees, backpay, and cease-and-desist remedies.source →
• 2025-02-25laborRelationsIn a 2025 decision involving Connecticut Starbucks stores, an NLRB Administrative Law Judge found Starbucks engaged in a pattern of unlawful anti-union conduct, including coercive statements, discriminatory enforcement of policies, unlawful terminations, and failure to bargain — ordering reinstatement of affected employees and back pay.source →

What we’ve classified so far

• worker exploitation35
• environmental damage7
• political influence4
• monopoly abuse2

28 further documented actions have not been classified yet. These counts show what we have got to, not a total.