NLRB judge issues strong nationwide order vs Starbucks labor law-breaking peoplesworld.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from peoplesworld.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BUFFALO A National Labor Relations Board judge has literally thrown the book 218 pages and dozens of unfair labor practices counts at Starbucks and owner Howard Schultz, saying the monster coffee company broke labor law at least 70 times in the Buffalo area alone in a campaign it’s extended a.
Allegations of retaliation against pro-union Starbucks employees are rapidly increasing, and Starbucks is facing legal repercussions. The company counters the 548 labor law violation claims, finding alternative reasons for firing over 85 employees that were directly involved in unionization efforts or otherwise pro-union. Safety violations, tardiness, availability and disruption were the cited causes for termination, but workers are skeptical.
Starbucks Workers United (SWU) won its third store election February 28 in Mesa, Arizona. The vote was an overwhelming 25-3, with three additional contested ballots, despite heavy anti-union pressure from the company and in a state with only 5.4 percent union density. “We led with kindness and care and just did our jobs in the face of union-busting from upper management,” said
So far, over 200 Starbucks stores across the country have filed for union elections, with 25 of the 27 that have voted so far choosing to join Starbucks Workers United. That includes the union going five for five yesterday in elections at stores in Richmond, Virginia. Starbucks has responded to the organizing campaign by firing a growing number of union supporters over