Nearly 70 Starbucks Employees Laid Off After Seattle Store Closures

Nearly 70 Starbucks employees laid off after Seattle store closures

Starbucks is laying off 69 workers at five Seattle stores that were previously announced to close. The employees affected, all baristas and shift supervisors, worked at stores on First Hill, in the University District, in the Seattle Center Armory, in Seattle Children’s Hospital, and at the Starbucks in the Metropolitan Park East building downtown. “These choices are never easy — especially here at home — but they’re an important part of focusin…

Starbucks layoffs hit Seattle workers

The closures impact stores on First Hill, in the University District, in the Seattle Center Armory, in Seattle Children’s hospital and in the Metropolitan Park East building downtown.