Last week was a big week for Starbucks as they announced they are willing to sit down and negotiate with the 250 or so stores that have voted to unionize - but they want to do it quickly - like in the next three weeks. We’ll discuss their strategy as well as what the union is looking for in negotiations.

And the election is less than six weeks away and will discuss the polls, the trends and the races to watch for restaurant operators.

We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.