Suhauna Hussain at The Los Angeles Times reports the Union representing Starbucks Workers has filed a complaint with the International Olympic Committee, opposing the popular chain's role as the “official coffee partner” of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Starbucks Workers United contends in the complaint that Starbucks' treatment of U.S. Workers looking to Unionize and bargain a contract - as well as allegations of forced labor abroad, conflict with the Olympic Games' Code of Ethics. The 22-page complaint notes findings by Federal Labor Regulators in recent years that the company had unlawfully retaliated against Employees, failed to bargain with the Union, and took other actions in an "aggressive, unrelenting campaign of intimidation and interference" to discourage Workers from exercising their right to organize. It also cites legal actions filed in April by Brazilian Workers and Watchdog Groups, alleging the company's supply chain relies on human trafficking and "slavery-like" labor in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee grower - allegations the company has denied.

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