As they look for a contract with the coffee giant, StarbucksWorkers United said on Tuesday that 98% of union baristas have voted to authorize a strike. In the final session of the year, bargaining representatives will resume talks with Starbucks on Tuesday in an attempt to reach an agreement on a basic framework. According to a news statement from the union, Starbucks and Workers United have negotiated for hundreds of hours this year and have proposed dozens of tentative agreements. However, the union claimed that Starbucks has not yet put out a comprehensive package that would address barista compensation and other perks, and that hundreds of complaints involving unfair labor practices remain unresolved. Starbucks denied the union's description in a statement to CNBC, stating that the co...

DETROIT According to a Tuesday Nikkei newspaper story, Japanese manufacturers Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are reportedly planning to begin merger talks in order to better compete in the quickly evolving global car market. According to the source, Honda and Nissan will shortly sign a memorandum of understanding and are thinking about functioning under a holding company. Additionally, they hope to eventually include Mitsubishi Motors under the holding company, of which Nissan is the largest shareholder with a 24% stake. "Our company did not release the reported content," Honda stated in an email statement. As stated in March of this year, Honda and Nissan are utilizing each other's strengths to investigate a number of potential future collaboration opportunities. Any adjustments will be ...

Customers are getting closer to permanently bidding farewell to additional unstated garbage fees. The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had finalized a regulation requiring companies to provide customers with the full cost, including fees, of any tickets to live events or short-term housing. The purpose of the order is to stop bait-and-switch pricing, which the agency referred to as "deceptive" as it leaves out required fees and other expenses from quoted prices. According to officials, the law might help consumers avoid wasting up to 53 million hours annually looking out the whole cost of their tickets and accommodations. FTC Chair Lina Khan stated in a press statement that people should be informed upfront of the amount they are being asked to pay, without fear of being hi...

The accused Gilgo Beach serial murderer was charged with murder again on Tuesday, increasing the total number of alleged victims to seven, all of whom were women who were killed close to New York City. According to court documents, a hair belonging to suspect Rex Heuermann's wife or daughter was discovered close to victim Valerie Mack's left wrist. Mack is 24 years old. Heuermann's estranged wife is not regarded as a suspect in any of these killings, and their daughter would have been four years old when Mack was killed. Before her skeleton remains were discovered in 2000 and 2011, Mack was employed as an escort; it took years for her identity to be determined. According to authorities, Mack's killer sliced off her right leg, which bore a tattoo of her son's name. Prosecutors claim that no...

On Tuesday, a San Francisco jury found IT consultant Nima Momeni guilty of the 2023 stabbing death of tech executive Bob Lee, which sparked worries about the city's high rate of street crime but was actually the result of a personal argument. Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder by the jury, but he was exonerated of first-degree murder. Deliberations began on December 4 and a verdict was reached on Monday, but it was read out on Tuesday.According to NBC Bay Area, the jury was urged to consider first-degree murder with an addition of employing a deadly weapon. According to the station, Momeni and his primary lawyer, who attended the hearing via Zoom, seemed emotionless when the verdict was read. According to San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, he could spend 16 years ...

The accused Gilgo Beach serial murderer was charged with murder again on Tuesday, increasing the total number of alleged victims to seven, all of whom were women who were killed close to New York City. According to court documents, a hair belonging to suspect Rex Heuermann's wife or daughter was discovered close to victim Valerie Mack's left wrist. Mack is 24 years old. Heuermann's estranged wife is not regarded as a suspect in any of these killings, and their daughter would have been four years old when Mack was killed. Before her skeleton remains were discovered in 2000 and 2011, Mack was employed as an escort; it took years for her identity to be determined. According to authorities, Mack's killer sliced off her right leg, which bore a tattoo of her son's name. Prosecutors claim that no...

The Star Trek series is daringly entering a new arena: the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress announced Tuesday that 25 films had been added to this year's roster, including the 1982 blockbuster Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It is currently one of the 900 movies in the registry, a collection of motion pictures chosen by the National Film Preservation Board. The National Film Preservation Act requires the board, established in 1988, to choose 25 films annually that are important to American history in terms of culture, history, or aesthetics. After consulting with members of the National Film Preservation Board and other film experts, the Librarian of Congress chooses the films, which must be at least ten years old. Cheech The first Cheech & Ch...

On Tuesday, a San Francisco jury found IT consultant Nima Momeni guilty of the 2023 stabbing death of tech executive Bob Lee, which sparked worries about the city's high rate of street crime but was actually the result of a personal argument. He was judged guilty of second-degree murder by the jury, but not guilty of first-degree murder. Deliberations began on December 4 and a verdict was reached on Monday, but it was read out on Tuesday.According to NBC Bay Area, the jury was urged to consider first-degree murder with an addition of employing a deadly weapon. According to the broadcaster, Momeni and his primary lawyer, who attended the hearing via Zoom, were emotionless as the verdict was read out. Early on April 4, 2023, Lee, 43, the creator of the well-known money transfer app Cash App,...