A labor agreement, covering more than 500 U.S. stores, would be the company’s first. Talks stalled last year over wages.

They’ve been negotiating a template for collective bargaining agreements covering more than 500 cafes in the U.S.

(Reuters) - Starbucks and its union representing more than 10,000 baristas have agreed to bring in an outside mediator to help resume halted bargaining talks, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

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