Starbucks Sues Union Over Controversial Pro-Palestine Tweet

Starbucks filed a lawsuit against the Starbucks Workers United union over the union's controversial pro-Palestine tweet that Starbucks says harmed its brand.

The tweet expressed solidarity with Palestine and showed an image of a bulldozer breaking through the Israel-Gaza border fence. It was posted after a Hamas attack killed Israelis.

Starbucks says the tweet led to public backlash and confusion associating the company with the union's views. Starbucks condemned the union's statement.

Starbucks sent a cease-and-desist letter requesting the union stop using its name and intellectual property. The union rejected this request.

In response, the union filed its own lawsuit seeking declaratory judgment on using Starbucks' name and claiming defamation over the company's statements about the tweet.