my timesThe Korea Timesopen noticesearchBusinessCompaniesStarbucks Korea workers form 1st coffee franchise unionListenListenText SizePrintBy Ko Dong-hwanPublished Jul 19, 2026 2:57 pm KSTUpdated Jul 19, 2026 3:36 pm KSTA Starbucks store in Seoul / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Starbucks Korea workers have formed the first labor union at a domestic coffee franchise, joining the Korean Chemical, Textile & Food Workers’ Union (KCTFU), an industrial union affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). According to the KCTFU on Sunday, employees of Starbucks Korea, the local unit of the global coffee chain, joined the union on Thursday and established a…
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