thousands of starbucks workers walk out of the job. starbucks workers walk out of thejob.e starbucks workers walk out of the job. we ask why one the union leaders, why they are taking action. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin with a milestone meeting in san francisco between china's president xijinping and us presidentjoe biden. the leaders of the world's two largest economies have agreed to dial down tensions and address issues that have become sources of friction in their relationship. lines of communication between washington and beijing are being re—established, notjust being re—established, not just to being re—established, notjust to deal with military tensions but also to —— on counter drug... president biden said it didn't mean the two countries would stop competing. united states will— would stop competing. united states will continue _ would stop competing. united states will continue to - would stop competing. united | states will continue to compete vigorously with prc but will manage that competition responsibly so it doesn't veer into accide

at a starbucks in italy. >> so if i have a starbucks in.ntries i may find the best of what that country does at starbucks. >> completely. you know, we have -- we buy coffee from over 500,000 farmers all over the world. and when you go to that country, you will find coffee from that country as well if they grow it. >> now, let's talk china for ail second. i know that you've done integration back when integration with china in terms of roaster. and i think that's very important because a lot of people are saying wait a second, china, i'm worried. but are the chinese against someone who is by china for china? >> well, frahm, china's a tea-drinking company when he with went there in 1999. howard went there and said i'm going to commit to building the specialty coffee industry there. what are we doing now? we are helping them grow coffee in younn. we just poepd this big factory. it's the best and most advanced, most green factory you can think of with a vea v very advanced distribution center. it ensures freshness of products. and after 24 years

coming up, striking at starbucks. worker walkout today and what's behind it. >> also ahead, why the gap between men and women is growing wider when it comes to life expectancy. >> and a record bust of counterfeit goods. the stunning find by federal agents guest tomorrow on gma. back now with a rock slide in utah, zion national park. >> a witness says it sounded like thunder. no one was injured. but the slide did force the indefinite closure of a trail and some park amenities. >> more than $1 billion worth of counterfeit goods are off the streets this morning. prosecutors in new york say the seizure of knockoffs is the largest in us history. agents hauled away about 220,000 fake designer bags, clothes, shoes and other luxury items from a storage facility. two men are under arrest after a year of strikes in hollywood and the auto industry. >> today, it's starbucks turn. some workers at the coffee chain are walking off the job during one of the busiest days of the year. here's abc's derrick dennis this morning. >> starbu

we've won the first unionised starbucks in us history.nd she's still a key figure in starbucks workers' efforts to unionise. what do you hope to achieve? what i hope to achieve is that the company starts paying attention. and we're seeing a lot of different groups who are joining us in front of these stores this year, and i think that's what's going to set this apart. and i think that's what should scare the company. their reputation is. . . everything. and if your customer base has now decided that you are a union—busting company that mistreats its workers just for simply wanting to organise their workplace, they're going to start to feel that. the coffee chain, which operates roughly 10,000 stores across america, said in a statement that it remains ready to progress in—person negotiations with the unions, and blamed any delays on union organisers. starbucks says workers united hasn't agreed to meet to progress contract bargaining in more than four months. what's your response? i'd say that's simply untrue. they have not come to the tabl

starbucks, i don't drink starbucks by the way, but you're drinking starbucks right, i saw some of the videos you're holding the cup, i'm like man this guy's goingna get a lot of heat now. you don't understand, you know, i tell you this funny story, yeah, someone sent me message on instagram and he said to me, do you know that starbucks is a is a sinuus supporter, i said, okay, i said, do you know that the owner of instagram is a ziner supporter? these men and many other influencers like them belong to a wing of salafism referred to sometimes disparagingly as mathalism. one core tenat is that muslims must always obey their leaders, a concept that is. there don't appear to be any particular conditions as to when disobeying those rulers should be prioritized such as when those leaders are collaborating with israel. joining us today to talk these issues through our to esteemed guests and favorites of the show. with me in the studio is sheikhmed hanif who is one of our few honorable scholars that is unapologetic in his islamic duty of condemning the oppression in palestine. he graduated. f

i don't drink starbucks by the way but you drinking starbucks right i saw some videos you're holding the cup i'm like man this guy's goingna get a lot of heat now you don't understand i tell you this funny story yeah, someone sent me message on instagram and he said to me, do you know that starbucks is a is a sinuus supporter? i said, okay, i said, do you know that instagram, the owner of instagram is a zinuus supporter? these men and many other influencers like them belong to a wing of salaphism referred to sometimes disperagingly as mathalism. one core tenat is that muslims must always obey their leaders, a concept that is generally accepted by... some muslims, but for those influencers, there don't appear to be any particular conditions as to when disobeying those rulers should be prioritized such as when those leaders are collaborating with israel. joining us today to talk these issues through our two esteemed guests and favorites of the show. with me in the studio is sheikhmed hanif who is one of our few honorable scholars that is unapologetic in his islamic duty of condemning t

the strike affects about 360 unionized starbucks locations in nationwide. but the union is calling on all starbucks stores, whether they're unionized or not , to join the walkout. they're calling it the red cup rebellion . >> it's red cup day. it's a crunch day where they give employees a lot of work and very low staffing and give customers only one day to get a coveted cup. >> and the union is demanding a new contract with better pay staff, housing and more local control, including the right to turn off mobile orders. in response, starbucks says the workers union has not agreed to meet for contract bargaining in more than four months and says we again call on workers united to fulfill their obligations and engage in the work of negotiating. and i took a close look at employees at some starbucks locations here in san francisco, as well as in oakland and stanford are participating. and you can find out which stores are affected on the starbucks workers united website. live in the studio, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you, gloria. a stopgap fundi

but workers at some starbucks locations are going on a two day strike starting tomorrow.rustrated with staffing and scheduling issues, striking workers call this protest the red cup rebellion. >> tomorrow is one of the most profitable days for starbucks. it's red cup day. it's a crunch day where they give employees a lot of work and very low staffing and give customers only one day to get a coveted cup. >> starbucks say they remain committed to working with all partners, but no meetings between starbucks and its striking employees have been scheduled. >> today marks a very special anniversary for the make-a-wish organization, for san francisco, and for all the people who came together to do something incredibly heroic. recognize this teenager. what if we take you back ten years? we begin this morning's broadcast with breaking news from san francisco's hall of justice. this ah, i bet you know the name now, batkid, aka miles scott. it has been ten years since his wish transformed san francisco. >> i'm doing amazing. i would love to just say like, yeah, i'm i'm fine now. >>

we know some employees at some bay area starbucks are participating today.housands of unionized baristas furious over staffing levels and scheduling issues are going on strike today. the coffee giant will be giving away these free reusable holiday cups with certain orders in one of its biggest promotions of the year. these employees say they are not equipped to handle the huge crowds that are expected today, hence what they're calling the red cup rebellion. it's red cup day. >> it's a crunch day where they give employees a lot of work and very low staffing and give customers only one day to get a coveted cup. the union is demanding a new contract with better pay, staffing and more local control, including the right to turn off mobile orders and response. >> starbucks says the workers union has not agreed to meet for contract bargaining in more than four months and says we again call on workers united to fulfill their obligations and engage in the work of negotiating employees at some starbucks on in n francisco, oakland and stanford are participating, and yo

starbucks. >> oh, come on, donna. don't gaslight me.up, ronnie it meant nothin' and you freaking know it starbucks. >> donna, my god don't you dare tear my heart out like this. donna! >> happy holidays from tim hortons. sorry. [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: now -- okay. i -- now i know what it is now i get it hey, listen to this. today, the fda proposed banning a harmful chemical that is added to many sodas. yeah the one guy chugging a mountain dew code red was like, "wait, it isn't organic code red? [ laughter ] "i'm used to farm to table mountain dew." guys, well, get this a 13-year-old just broke a a world record by popping 20 balloons suspended from a a rotating pole in under a a minute while doing backward somersaults on a trampoline. [ light laughter ] wait a minute. is that true >> steve: wait what's wrong, jimmy? >> jimmy: i knew this day was going to come. sad piano. [ laughter ] ♪ >> steve: what's going on with you? >> jimmy: dramatic spotlight [ laughter ] >> steve: wait, wait is this about the kid breaking the world record

but workers at some starbucks locations are going on a two day strike starting tomorrow.strated with staffing and scheduling issues, striking workers call this protest the red cup rebellion. >> tomorrow is one of the most profitable days for starbucks. it's red cup day. it's a crunch day where they give employees a lot of work and very low staffing and give customers only one day to get a coveted cup. >> starbucks say they remain committed to working with all partners, but no meetings between starbucks and its striking employees have been scheduled. >> today marks a very special anniversary for the make-a-wish organization, for san francisco, and for all the people who came together to do something incredibly heroic. recognize this teenager. what if we take you back ten years? we begin this morning's broadcast with breaking news from san francisco's hall of justice. this ah, i bet you know the name now, batkid, aka miles scott. it has been ten years since his wish transformed san francisco. >> i'm doing amazing. i would love to just say like, yeah, i'm i'm fine now. >> 15

and that's going about 20 starbucks is up about 30. i like starbucks. if you're holding 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 2025 years. it's a great name. sales were up 8%. traffic was up 3%. people lost their mind when they brought back the pumpkin spice latte. the pumpkin cream cold brew they're pricey, inexpensive. and that's really what's driving the quarter this quarter for starbucks. our checks up about 6% going to grow worldwide stores by about 7% next year. so they continue to grow as if we don't have enough of them are ready. but it's it's a nice investment for the long term patient for food from mcdonald's, for my because they both have nice. didn't. but starbucks, a premium name as well. >> yeah, i i found it surprised. i thought their their secret recipe just going to be like continue to offer more and more and more getting into food. but i guess just increasing prices by offering new drinks is another way to go about >> they're my wife would rather stop at a starbucks and mcdonald's, for instance, because she thinks its health here. yeah, starbucks locations

one of the busiest days of the year for starbucks. the striking workers are demanding the company stop refusing to bargain with breached over staffing, scheduling and other issues. reporter adrianna rose u.s. reports now from one of the participating locations. >> because >> we're not just employees were people a starbucks in downtown providence joining hundreds across the country on the picket lines. action all happening on red cup day. the company's big promotion day where you get a free cup. if you buy a holiday drink. while the store striking elsewhere are unionized. this providence store isn't to their voting next month as workers tell us, they're subjected to unfair work conditions. >> they have just completely like disregardbd vacation time. they have completely disregarded students who need to go back home and denied them time off. >> the employees claim they are constantly understaffed on busier days. they could be backed up an hour on orders as we hundreds of people coming in and out asking, where's our drink, where's this?

starbucks baristas are going on strike. that's ahead. people are always asking me two words come to mind for me. one is responsibility, the other is purpose. it's just so inspiring to do research that impacts human lives. stand up to cancer has been a critical partner in advancing research for cancer. cancer research saves lives. so please help us fight in this battle against cancer. >>> workers at hundreds of starbucks stores will strike today protesting the lack of assigned contract despite a two-year organizing drive by some. it falls on red cup day, the busiest guy of the holiday season. that's the day the coffee company hands out thousands of free reusable cups. workers say promotion days like this cause a flood of customer orders leaving them short staffed and overwhelmed. starbucks has posed unionization for more than a year now. the national labor relations board has even charged starbucks with more than 20 violations of federal labor law, including unjustlilying off workers who want to unionize. starbucks has denied these allega

could there be more starbucks strikes on the way?ertainly, organizers were energized by what they saw yesterday. a year ago, it was about a 100 locations that had walkouts and rallies and protests outside and this year it was 200. you're absolutely right with the demands of some of the starbucks worker. it is interesting because some of the starbucks workers who walked off the job, one of the biggest problems on the big promotional days are the customers who have to wait in long lines for their complicated drinks and he had can get a little disgruntled, and there's not enough staff to help deal with that. starbucks for its part says this was a very minimal disruption, if any, with only a handful of stores, they say where you might have seen delays and most people could get their coffee just like normal, and that they are still, you know, working on raising wages, and they earlier this month announced they are raising wages and doing other things to try to meet the demands of the workers outside of organizing unions. >> right, and chr

maybe because they reported before starbucks. i think starbucks will do the same thing. have nothing wrong to say about starbucks. i'm with nike in terms of a turnaround. >>> up next we have a trader triple play, three key names reporting in overtime. it's not just apple. the setup is next. >> announcer: are you following "the halftime report" podcast? what are you waiting for? look for us in your favorite dctipoasng app. follow "the halftime" podcast now. when you think of investment risk, do you consider climate risk? changing weather patterns are impacting the way we live and the value of businesses large and small. this can mean disruption to supply chains, changing demand for products and shifting regulation. what does this mean for your business, your clients, and your investments? ice offers data and markets that can provide critical insight. manage your climate risk with ice. icy hot. ice works fast. ♪♪ heat makes it last. feel the power of contrast therapy. ♪♪ so you can rise from pain. icy hot. personalized financial advice from ameriprise can do more than help

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why so many -- starbucks i should say. so many companies say the consumer is cutting back, the coffee giant is seeing beverage and food orders soar. we'll go inside their numbers coming up. >>> and later, lilly and nova's fat profits from obesity drugs. the big gains from a new buy now, pay later. and full steam ahead for roku. plus, the apple conference call is coming up. all that and more in this jam-packed hour. let's start off with earnings from the biggest of the big. shares of about until the afterhours session are moving a little bit lower here, down about a percent despite the tech giant beating ing revenue and earnings estimates. the conference call just getting started. cnbc's steve kovaches has the details. >> hey, melissa. it was a beat on the top and bottom lines. let's go over the numbers. eps $1.46 versus $1.39. revenues just a slight beat here, $89.5 billion versus the $89.28 billion expected. and that's down 1% from the year ago quarter, right in line with expectations from what apple guided towards, as yo

should not be drinking starbucks coffee. uh, but the people who are, who are inside the starbucks uh, have uh, takes off the lady from that store. say uh, the general perception of public perception. on the 2, sorry divided. i had the chance to talk to some of the people here in the street. so now let's have a live. what i had to say really angry because we have to be, we shouldn't make the people understand what, what they're so think of these companies trying to work, apply that to cover, you know, i don't care about those boy goats to be honest. i eat from mcdonalds just as usual, the project that a mass during this business is this, but for the country, it shows there's a lack of security. instead, if they want to protest, they should just stop going. the problem is, okay, it could be blowing over taiwan with, in, into a new and popular kind of a in like she is presidential election. a terry gal is a business of the magna and found the fox con technology which builds iphones. his decision to throw his half into the presi

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across from the gas stations, starbucks and subway shutdown last friday. workers at the subway store tell me the owner is set up with the repeat of break-ins in the parking lot and inside the store. not too far away, over at the starbucks near hagan berger road, the building owner tells me the closure is also due to repeated car break-ins. in the same shopping plaza, raising canes closed its dining room earlier this year, it is drive-through only to prevent break-ins. >> i feel horrible about them shutting down running for the hills, just like the oakland a's. >> we saw police officers stationed at both parking lots friday afternoon but workers said that is only for a few days a week. break-ins and robberies are still bad when the officers are gone. oakland police report about 12,000 car break-ins so far this year, it is up 32% compared to last year. >> it does hurt the community and it makes the people that are not mobile, they can't get to things easily, they would have to travel to get to the things that are open. >> reporter: in addition to deploying o

people are addicted to starbucks.y but you walk around with the starbucks logo in hand, it's more like a consumer staple than consumer discretionary stocks but i think starbucks is a great gauge for the state of america. the fact that we have turned coffee, was supposed to be discretionary, into a staple, tells you a lot. we as americans like to do what everybody does to show off to people, what kind of car we drive, or apartment we have, even the kind of coffee we drink. it's going to take a lot of bad things to happen before people spend money. perception is reality. no matter where the money is coming from, people checking account or credit card debt the reality is people are still spending money. it doesn't matter where it is coming from until it does. you have to pay attention when it does. that reflects earnings. adam: october was the third down month in a row. how do you see this month and the rest of the year sorting out? 's luke:it will be different. everyone brings up seasonality. a bunch of friends wrote bo

in for installing a camera in a starbucks bathroom and the bay area tech company announcing a new round of layoffs. >> this is ktvu fox two news at 730. >> good evening to you. i'm claudine wong. the ongoing effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price took a new turn today. those who want her removed say the county is interfering with the process and accuse officials of meddling accusations. the county leaders deny. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has more. they have created a mount of confusion. with the community because they have no idea what's going on. >> recall price recall organizers of a recall effort against alameda county da pamela price accused the board of supervisors tuesday of meddling. >> just wait until we do recall pamela price and then they can look at the charter to see what parts are unconstitutional. >> but the supervisors later voted to have citizens decide in march as to whether the county's decades old charter as it pertains to a recall should be aligned with state law. >> in response to people saying that we're interfering. if your board does th

starbucks says it is ready to talk.s warning about a spike in holiday shopping scams. the retailer says people should be especially wary of email or text schemes where someone poses as an amazon customer service rep. amazon says it will never ask for money or payment information over the phone or by email. that's your "cbs moneywatch" report for this thursday morning. jarred hill, cbs news, new york. >>> up next, travis kelce talks taylor. what he said about his pop star girlfriend in a new podcast. kayaking is my thing. running is awesome. but her moderate to severe eczema would make her skin so uncomfortable. i was always so itchy especially when i was hot. now my skin doesn't itch as much. now we're staying ahead of her eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so, they can have clearer skin and less itch. serious allergic reactions can occur that

busiest days at starbucks when it gives out cups to customers.is on top of all the other strikes we've been covering in recent movants from autoworkers who just ratified their new agreement to hollywood actors to writers, the labor department says the number of work days lost to strikes has soared to the highest level in decades, and joining us now is nbc's senior business correspondent christine romans. so good to see you, christine. let's talk about starbucks. i want to talk about big picture in a moment. first, what's going on at starbucks, what exactly are the workers pushing for? >> they want fair scheduling, they say. they want a union contract as well. they say that work conditions, especially on a busy day like a red cup day, it's a really tough day for them. it was a very small number of stores that saw a disruption, with minimal disruption overall. they are working on three weeks ahead of time on scheduling. so there's a disagreement between the workers and the company here. >> and of course it comes as we've seen one strike after anoth

for starbucks, the holidays are not just festive.t year the chain saw revenue grow 14% over the previous holiday seasons. time to go to starbucks and get my cup. >>> remember, we are streaming 24/7 on the free cbs news app. next newscast is at 3:00. hope you have a great afternoon. [ dramatic music ] >> eric: you know the results. >> ridge: i do. >> eric: well, i don't want to wait any longer. i don't have all the time in the world, you know. who won this fashion challenge? you or me? ♪♪ >> katie: oh, well, that's it. another fabulous forrester event. we did it. >> luna: no, you did it. and it must feel good to finally sit down. >> katie: i like to take in the room after an event. you know, feel the energy that's left over.

unionized starbucks workers walked off the job to protest company stance. starbucks says the union is unwilling to negotiate and have for months declined to meet for contract talks. >>> you could soon be paying more for that pg&e bill today. california public utilities commission regulators are scheduled to consider a rate hike that could raise bills 25 to $31 per month. depending on how they vote. pg&e says they are trying to cover the rising cost of operations and wild fire mitigation. first alert weather now. there it is. we have been seeing bursts of scattered showers this week and more rain on the way. >> anne, we are looking at it live. more rain coming tomorrow and friday. but here we are on thursday afternoon and there's a good little batch of rain sitting right off the coast bringing us right up to now. watch the last moment there. just about 15 after noon here. watch what start to crop up here. isolated showers through this afternoon. a small potential some of this could come in the form of an occasional thunderstorm. if that happens, and you get

starbucks recently reported record annual revenues of almost $36 billion. >>> all right.is kind of a big deal. heinz is releasing a pickle-flavored ketchup next year. the company says this is in response to an increased desire for tasty yet unexpected condiments. that's your "cbs moneywatch" report for this tuesday morning. i'm jarred hill, bs news, new york. >>> no one is denying that combination. you can have pickles and then ketchup. you don't need them all together. we'll see how it goes. >>> bundles of love letters sent to french soldiers have been discovered more than 250 years later. a history professor from cambridge found the letters that were archived. they were never delivered after the ship and soldiers were captured by the british navy in 1758, and the letters reveal how people dealt with the absence of their loved ones. >>> up next, boat fire verdict. a captain learning his fate in a dive boat fire that killed 34 people. that killed 34 people. stop typing, and start talking. it could be a medical condition called peyronie's disease, or pd. you're not alone,

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starbucks is soaring.hing estimates as customers spent more and ordered more items. today's gains taking the stock positive on the year. >>> check out palantir, another winner, surging double digits. the company swinging to a profit and expecting a profit in the current quarter and raising its outlook for the year. making some progress there on profitability. >> very encouraging on mondelez and starbucks. >> factory orders out. rick santelli has the numbers. >> yes, robert. factory orders are september numbers, expected to be up 2.3, up 2.8. that's the best since july of 2020. as we look at ex-transportation, exactly as expected up 0.8%. and the revision of last month, up 0.1 from 1.4 to 1.5, up 0.8 is the weakst since june of this year. and if you look at durable good orders, 4.6, september final reads replaces 4.7 in the rearview mirror. that is the best since july of 2020. now if we look at ex-transportation on durable goods and also remember, that this is the final number, 0.4 becomes 0.5. pretty much

anita: well, as more americans say they're concerned over inflation and high prices, starbucks facestrike in its history as employees say the company is not living up to its ideals. >> customers don't know that there's even a union, don't know the workers are standing up and they believe, like i did, that starbucks is a progressive company and standing up for the environment and people and justice and the reality is, they're not at all. this is a tempur-pedic mattress and it's designed to help make aches and pains a thing of the past by relieving pressure points and supporting your body in a way no other mattress can. for a limited time, save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. >> welcome back. thousands of starbucks workers staged walkouts at over 200 locations of the popular coffee chain this week calling for better working conditions, the workers united union chose the annual red cup day, one of the busiest days of the year as they give away reusable cups for holiday drink orders. for more on this, we're joined by madison ventures plus, managing director mi

. the next step would be individual outlet closures and eventually the complete disappearance of starbucks from the country. now in egypty. they have said this is crazy in that country, this has never happened before, in addition to the brands of pepsi, coca-cola and... everyone stop buying them completely, and whoever buys them, we treat them like an outcast. so you can see how the boycott movement there is actually um pretty much not only in egypt, it's taking momentum around the world. okay, let me introduce our guests for our program, we have first oliver boyd barrett, he's a emiratus professor of ohio and at ohio and california university, and he's also the author of conflict narratives in syria. oliver. berret, welcome to economic divide, it's good to have you with us, um, to begin with, uh, many are not aware that there has been an arab league boycot of israel, but it's not enforced, it was adopted by them to boycot israel and other relations between uh the arab states and israel, but the fact that they don't enforce it is where the problem is, uh, tell us why this was adopted, what

starbucks. >> there are some no starbucks. >> how many do they open every day in the country?> every hour and a half, you know, there's like -- it's -- >> so there's no end? there's no end? potential demand in the chinese market. >> they need triple the number of starbucks, and by the way, he solved the cold problem. they got cold. >> they got cold? he solved the cold problem? >> there had been a cold back-up. >> back-up in being able to make -- >> this is a bit of sound >> of cramer's interview? >> the opportunity is really large. we think that we could be over 55,000 stores. we're going to be opening three out of four stores outside of the u.s., but that doesn't take away from the opportunity we have in the u.s. >> he's so good. this consumer packaged goods story. >> did you do that interview in-person? >> i did that. >> nice. >> it's going to go up another ten. the numbers were extraordinary. >> he rings the bell this morning. >> the guy is what i call money. he's consumer packaged goods. you know that from -- >> i remember him, and we had some interesting conversations. >>

you see protest stickers or posters calling on people to stop buying from starbucks. for example, mcdonalds and pro government media here and talk you a publishing long list of allegedly pro is where any companies and products from coca cola and nestle to the medics producer, laurie eyes, or the sporting a manufacturer, a sporting goods manufacturer id does or uh, the sales korean call manufacturer assumed i, but in most cases it remains absolutely unclear what these brands and companies are supposed to have to do with me is or ill have mazda war. it's not being explained at all, it leads to a lot of confusion over product origins. and many of these companies, as far as i can see, have not responded to these accusations, spots that seem to match or less than perception. and many people i spoke to here in is simple, told me they support such bar called companions. let's listen to it uses we can make our voices heard. was these play cards for otherwise? nothing will happen. no one will hear us jones. i'm a shopkeeper and i don't want to sell certain products right now.

next, boycott. flavor in this particular post, after just three weeks of boycot, starbucks in malaysia has reduced operation hours nationwide due to the devastating loss of customers. the next step would be individual outlet closures and eventually the complete disappearance of starbucks from the country. now in egypt, also a boycott move where a discount of 73 pounds, they have said this is crazy in that country, this has never happened before. in addition to the brands of... coca-cola and others everyone stop buying them completely and whoever buys them we treat them like an outcast. so you can see how the boycott movement there is actually pretty much. not only in egypt, it's taking momentum around the world. okay, let me introduce our guests for our program, we have first oliver boyrat, he's a emiras professor of ohio and at ohio and california university, and he's also the author of conflict narratives in syria. oliver barrett, welcome to economic divide, it's good to have you with us, to begin with, many are not aware that there has been an arab league boycot of israel, but it's

this is video of the starbucks taken last year. investigators say steven novelli installed the cameras under the sink, pointed towards the toilet. employees found the cameras on 2 occasions. he must now also register as a offender for 10 years. in the north bay police are looking for these. 4 people you see on your screen. eventually they still around $12,000 worth of levi's merchandise, according to police on october, 25th around 8 at night. these people cleared an entire wall of. the display at levi's jeans. the men then allegedly use the emergency exits to get away with the stolen goods. one smiling on his way out the door. fully opd is now asking the public to help them identify these 4 people. 4 people are in the hospital after a car crashed into a 7.11 in novato here. there were 5 people in total injured when the car crashed into the 7.11 on diablo avenues. about 6 o'clock last night. the driver is among those hospitalized. police are still investigating. why exactly this crash happened. but impairment is not believed to be a

depending what starbucks you go to, could be a lot of work, a lot of people.ssing demands for better terps. they have not reached an reement on the contract. the car companies were actually pushed into hefty, 25% raises after strikes and labor power. hollywood also saw the power of its less famous, less known creatives, the many writers, working actors who aren't on movie posters, who don't have huge salaies let alone job security. they want higher wages and protections. all of this is important, and that's just for getting paid for the world we live in today. as for the world we might live in tomorrow, well, unions have historically tried to help workers band together to protect themselves. because a strike deal in hollywood led to trying to at least get some protections to prevent these big multinational corps weighs to use new technology or artificial intelligence to phase out humans, the rest of us. as for how this affects everyone, paul krutman just told us that what this does and what it may continue to do could benefit people even if you are not a union