but this is just starbucks restating its usual talking points and trying to frame it as a show of good faith, and journalists letting them get away with it.
a common framing that i find extremely frustrating is the union and the NLRB and a bunch of courts say starbucks has grossly violated labor law VS "no we didn't"
starbucks' labor law violations are not up for debate, they are historic and well documented, but journalists consistently carry water for them in the name of neutrality
a reminder that the exchange of ideas and the battle for public perception are worthless compared to material power