Starbucks and the union representing nearly 9,000 of its baristas filed warring lawsuits on Wednesday after Workers United posted messages on social media declaring “Solidarity with Palestine!” in the wake of Hamas’ deadly attacks. NY Post Business reporter Shannon Thaler shares this story.
Starbucks sued the union in Iowa federal court for trademark infringement, demanding that the union stop using “the Starbucks name and other identifying symbols.”
The lawsuit said “customers [were] misled and confused over the source or endorsement” of Starbucks Workers United’s pro-Palestinian message because of the union’s name and the two entities’ similar circular, green-and-white logos.
The coffeehouse chain noted that it hasn’t been successful in “distinguishing itself from [SWU] and their positions,” resulting in “damage [to] Starbucks’ reputation and business” and more than 1,000 complaints related to the union’s post.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/starbucks-and-union-in-legal-scrap-over-pro-palestinian-post/
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