Abi Scheppmann News Today

Amid the blistering August heat, employees of the Clinton Street Starbucks went on strike and protested outside of their store Monday to demand better workplace treatment. Before Monday, the Starbucks employees went on strike twice in June after managers didn’t let employees hang Pride Month decorations in the store. The Clinton Street Starbucks became the...

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.  After employees from the Clinton Street Starbucks became the first to unionize in Iowa, its workers are on strike for the second time this year. The employees are demanding fair working conditions and a better contract, according to posters taped to the location’s windows Monday. The...