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After two years without a contract, unionized Chipotle workers call for nationwide boycott

by Michelle Jokisch Polo
Dec 4, 2024
After more than two years of bargaining for a union contract, workers at the country’s first unionized Chipotle restaurant are calling for a nationwide boycott unless they can get an agreement.
Members of the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters in Michigan protested outside the Lansing Chipotle earlier this year on behalf of the store's employees. Employees have been bargaining for a contract since November 2022. 
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Why big brands like Chipotle are heading to Small Town, U.S.A.

by Kristin Schwab
Jul 19, 2023
Restaurant chains are following people who've left cities since the pandemic, but the expansion presents challenges.
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Fast food menu hacks are taking over TikTok

by Kristin Schwab
Apr 5, 2023
They create both chaos and money-making opportunities for businesses.
The rise of social media and digital ordering has spawned a slew of menu hacks and complex orders.
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Meet the workers who unionized the first Chipotle in the nation

by Michelle Jokisch Polo
Nov 14, 2022
The employees became the first in the nation to form a union at one of the fast food chain's restaurants.
Atulya Dora-Laskey (left), Harper McNamara (middle) and Samantha Smith (right) helped organize the unionizing efforts of the first Chipotle nationwide.
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Labor movement adds union members store by store

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 26, 2022
A Chipotle in Michigan and an REI in California are the latest to continue a trend defined by Starbucks.
A rally supporting a Starbucks union in Seattle in April. Experts say the close relationships in small workplaces can facilitate union organizing.
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Chipotle's CEO on eating, hiring and corporate responsibility

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 21, 2021
“I think companies need to be accountable,” says Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol.
Brian Niccol, the restaurant chain’s CEO, says hiring and retaining workers will be among the biggest challenges as the company expands.
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Chipotle and others are putting diversity plans into action

by Erika Beras
Mar 5, 2021
Chipotle is making executive bonuses contingent on hitting diversity and sustainability targets.
Chipotle's plan also addresses gender and pay equity, and helping existing employees move up in the company.
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Millennials and avocados are key to Chipotle's comeback

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 22, 2019
The fast-casual chain has turned around business since the health scares of years past.
Online orders account for almost a fifth of sales at Chipotle. Above, the restaurant's workers fill orders.
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Chipotle looks for a new CEO

by Aaron Schrank
Nov 29, 2017
Fast-casual restaurant chain Chipotle, set up in 1993, has struggled after a number of food safety scandals. An E. coli scandal at one of its stores a couple of years ago also hit its shares. As company founder and CEO Steve Ells moves into the role of executive chairman, Chipotle is looking to shift its […]
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Chipotle's data breach affects customers nationwide

by Marketplace Contributor
May 29, 2017
The stolen data can be used to clone credit cards.
Online orders account for almost a fifth of sales at Chipotle. Above, the restaurant's workers fill orders.
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