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Was Starbucks right to fire two baristas who fought back against a robbery?

Workers from all eight unionized Starbucks stores in the St. Louis region joined thousands of the chain's employees across the nation in a one-day strike, calling for active bargaining and a fair contract.

Judge Robert A. Ringler found the Seattle-based coffee chain broke the law by punishing workers who wore union T-shirts and by threatening employees that they would lose their scheduled raises, benefits increases and access to management because of their union activities.

“To come into a job every day that is supposed to have your back and they tell you to take down your Pride decorations, it’s kind of like a slap in the face,” said one worker.

Workers are organizing in St. Louis — and speaking out not just with their voices, but with their feet. They’re just getting started.

Five St. Louis-area Starbucks locations have taken steps toward unionizing to date, as workplaces including dispensaries and Amazon warehouses are organizing across the U.S.

Updated June 1 with "St. Louis on the Air" segment – St. Louis Public Radio reporter Ashley Lisenby joined the show to talk about her locally focused…

The anti-bias training that closed Starbucks stores across the U.S. for a few hours Tuesday is over. Will it change anything?That’s what one St. Louisan…

In April, the arrest of two black men at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia sparked outrage across the U.S. The incident prompted the company’s…

Starbucks stores across the country will be closed on Tuesday afternoon. The company announced it would use the half day to “conduct racial-bias education…