Starbucks and the union organizing its workers have agreed to restart contract talks after a standoff that has persisted for two and a half years.Announced by both the coffee shop chain and Workers United on Tuesday, the breakthrough came during a mediation last week involving intellectual property rights and trademark litigation.”Starbucks and Workers United have a shared commitment to establishing a positive relationship in the interests of Starbucks partners,” the company said in a statement.
Making a major concession, Starbucks agreed to provide the…
