Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rules for Starbucks, limits power of judges to protect fired union organizers

LA Times  

Employees, supporters and labor organizers hold signs as they strike at a Starbucks location in Los Angeles. The Supreme Court ruled for Starbucks on Thursday and limited the power of judges and the National Labor Relations Board to protect union organizers. In a 9-0 decision, the court overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Tennessee who sided with the NLRB and ordered Starbucks to rehire the so-called “Memphis Seven.” In doing so, the justices set a higher legal standard to prevent judges from deferring to the labor board in pending disputes. AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler denounced the decision and said the court had “sided with corporate power over Starbucks baristas today in a direct attack on the fundamental freedom to organize a union on the job. Starbucks Workers United called this “union busting” and filed a complaint with the NLRB contending the workers were fired in retaliation for their organizing efforts.

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Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods
1 month, 1 week ago

Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods

Associated Press  

Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President Donald Trump’s administration, alleging that officials are exploiting and misusing the probationary period to eliminate staff across government agencies. The unions allege in the complaint filed late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in California that the firings “represent one of the …

'Discriminatory!' Republican AG sues Starbucks for becoming ‘more female and less white’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Discriminatory!' Republican AG sues Starbucks for becoming ‘more female and less white’

Raw Story  

A lawsuit filed by Missouri’s Republican attorney general claims Starbucks is unlawfully using diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices that ultimately discriminate against its employees. Bailey said in a news release that he was filing the suit “to halt this blatant violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act in its tracks.” “Starbucks’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is mere …

Missouri sues Starbucks over alleged racial, gender, sexual orientation bias
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Missouri sues Starbucks over alleged racial, gender, sexual orientation bias

India Today  

Starbucks was sued on Tuesday by the US state of Missouri, which accused the coffee chain of using a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as a pretext to systematically discriminate based on race, gender and sexual orientation. In a complaint filed in St Louis federal court, Missouri accused Starbucks of tying executive pay to the company's achieving racial and …

Starbucks Workers United claims coffeehouse is requiring LA-area baristas to work amid wildfires
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Starbucks Workers United claims coffeehouse is requiring LA-area baristas to work amid wildfires

Salon  

Starbucks Workers United — the labor union representing over 11,000 workers at 500 Starbucks stores nationwide — has criticized the coffeehouse chain for requiring Los Angeles-area baristas to come to work amid the recent wildfires throughout the county. “Starbucks workers in LA are being forced to work in areas impacted by the recent wildfires – even where the air quality …

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union
3 months ago

Starbucks strike expands to more than 300 US stores: Union

Al Jazeera  

Strike over wages and staffing issues comes at one of the coffee chain’s busiest times of the year. A strike at Starbucks has expanded to more than 300 of the coffee chain’s stores in the United States, with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job, the workers’ union said. Starbucks Workers United, representing employees at 525 stores …

Starbucks union’s “strike before Christmas” spreads to 300 stores
3 months ago

Starbucks union’s “strike before Christmas” spreads to 300 stores

Salon  

You may want to figure out how to whip up a Peppermint Mocha at home — this Christmas, your local Starbucks workers might be on strike. At least 5,000 employees at more than 300 Starbucks locations throughout the U.S. plan to join the union’s planned work stoppage on Tuesday, capping the union’s five-day strike that began Dec. 20, Bloomberg reports. …

Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores
3 months ago

Starbucks strike expands, closes nearly 60 US stores

Associated Press  

A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. The strike, which began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Starbucks’ hometown of Seattle, spread Monday to stores in Boston, Dallas and Portland, Ore. Workers in New York, Denver, Pittsburgh and other cities had also joined the strike over …

Starbucks workers launch strikes in three US cities over pay disputes – What are the baristas’ demands?
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks workers launch strikes in three US cities over pay disputes – What are the baristas’ demands?

Live Mint  

Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike on Friday, marking a significant escalation in ongoing labor disputes between the company and its unionized baristas. The strikes, initiated by Starbucks Workers United, are a response to the company's failure to reach a labor agreement after months of negotiations. The union has expressed concerns about Starbucks’ commitment to reaching a fair …

Starbucks workers to start U.S. strike on Friday: union
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks workers to start U.S. strike on Friday: union

Raw Story  

Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three U.S. cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country in the busy run-up to Christmas. It's a last resort, but Starbucks has broken its promise to thousands of baristas and left us with no choice," a union press release quoted Texas barista Fatemeh Alhadjaboodi as …

Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve

Associated Press  

Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks’ baristas, said at least 10 locations were closed down as of midday Friday. Workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores have voted to unionize, but Starbucks has nearly 10,000 company-owned U.S. stores Starbucks Workers …

Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities

Al Jazeera  

Workers complain of inadequate wages as inflation soars, and promise to escalate the strike. The Starbucks Workers United Union, which represents employees at 525 stores across the US, said late on Thursday that walkouts would escalate daily and could reach “hundreds of stores” nationwide by Christmas Eve. “It’s estimated that 10 stores out of 10,000 company-operated stores did not open …

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract
3 months, 1 week ago

Starbucks baristas in L.A. and other cities go on strike over elusive contract

LA Times  

Baristas at a handful of Starbucks around Los Angeles as well as in Chicago and Seattle went on strike Friday, kicking off a work stoppage that union officials said would include hundreds of the coffee giant’s stores by Christmas Eve. At 10 a.m. a crowd of about 30 Starbucks workers, union organizers and supporters walked a picket line outside, chanting, …

Starbucks Could Owe Millions To Baristas Who Unionized
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Starbucks Could Owe Millions To Baristas Who Unionized

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal officials claim Starbucks cut workers’ hours at hundreds of unionized stores without bargaining over it — and they want the coffee chain to pay up. The new NLRB complaint alleges Starbucks changed workers’ hours “without prior notice to the Union and without affording the Union an opportunity to bargain.” The complaint also says Starbucks has refused …

As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb at Long Beach barista, labor board finds
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz violated labor law with barb at Long Beach barista, labor board finds

LA Times  

Former Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz acted unlawfully when he told an employee, “If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can go work for another company,” the National Labor Relations Board has found. Howard Schultz, who had just begun his third stint as the company’s chief executive, became irritated and shot back: “If you’re not happy at Starbucks, you can …

Supreme Court’s anti-union Starbucks ruling lands a blow to workers rights
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court’s anti-union Starbucks ruling lands a blow to workers rights

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Starbucks in a …

Why Was Ketanji Brown Jackson Made to Stand Alone for the Rights of Starbucks Workers?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Was Ketanji Brown Jackson Made to Stand Alone for the Rights of Starbucks Workers?

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. The decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas over a partial concurrence and partial dissent by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, will impede the government’s ability to swiftly address the most severe cases of employer lawbreaking in union campaigns. Employers frequently fire or otherwise retaliate …

Supreme Court Starbucks ruling seen as gift to corporate union-busters
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Starbucks ruling seen as gift to corporate union-busters

Raw Story  

Labor advocates decried Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute between the international coffee giant and seven of its employees who were terminated for leading a unionization campaign at their Memphis store. In an 8-1 decision—with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting—the justices in Starbucks v. McKinney made it more difficult for the National …

Supreme Court Rules In Starbucks' Favor
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules In Starbucks' Favor

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court sided with Starbucks on Thursday in a decision that could make it harder for labor prosecutors to win court injunctions against employers they believe to have broken the law. “We’re not going to stop our investigations or our litigation or elections because of these challenges.” - Jennifer Abruzzo, NLRB general counsel But when prosecutors …

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. Following the decision, Starbucks said, “Consistent federal standards are important in ensuring that employees know their rights and consistent labor practices …

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court on Thursday …

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
11 months ago

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board …

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency
11 months ago

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the …

What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee
11 months ago

What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee

NPR  

What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images When Starbucks barista Florentino Escobar first heard that the Supreme Court had taken up a case involving him and six of his co-workers from Memphis, Tenn., he was shocked. Sponsor Message Business The Supreme …

Starbucks, Union Agree To Bargain Contracts For 400 Stores
1 year ago

Starbucks, Union Agree To Bargain Contracts For 400 Stores

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Starbucks has agreed to sit down with workers representing its 400 unionized stores in late April and start hammering out principles for a labor accord, another sign the coffee chain and the union may be on the cusp of a new, productive relationship. In a statement to HuffPost, Starbucks said specific arrangements still needed to be worked …

Starbucks’ Surprise Labor Pivot Could Spur a New Unionization Wave
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks’ Surprise Labor Pivot Could Spur a New Unionization Wave

Hindustan Times  

-- Starbucks Corp.’s new commitment to work with its main union to end hostilities and hash out a fair process for labor organizing is a landmark moment for labor relations — both at the coffee chain that’s long resisted organizing, and far beyond it. But they open a new era for the company, whose then-chief executive officer, Howard Schultz in …

21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz
1 year, 1 month ago

21 Starbucks Stores Plan To Form Unions In 1-Day Blitz

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Starbucks baristas from 21 stores around the country told the company Tuesday that they plan to organize, potentially adding hundreds of new members to a union campaign that’s battling the coffee chain for first contracts. The union, Workers United, said it is the largest group of Starbucks stores to go public with their organizing plans in a …

US labor judge orders Starbucks to reinstate high-profile union organizer
1 year, 1 month ago

US labor judge orders Starbucks to reinstate high-profile union organizer

Associated Press  

A federal labor law judge has ordered Starbucks to reinstate a high-profile labor organizer and barista who resigned in 2022 after the coffee giant repeatedly ignored their scheduling requests. In a decision dated Tuesday, an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Starbucks compelled Jaz Brisack to resign. The judge said Starbucks scheduled Brisack, who uses …

Starbucks Excludes Union Workers From Its Barista Championship
1 year, 1 month ago

Starbucks Excludes Union Workers From Its Barista Championship

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dillon Dix was excited to compete this year in Starbucks’ North America Barista Championship, a company-wide contest in which the winner would receive a paid trip to Starbucks’ coffee farm in Costa Rica. Starbucks has publicly committed to reaching contracts with the union, Workers United, but in recent weeks the union has filed 47 new charges alleging …

Starbucks Union Demands Probe Of Company's Anti-Union Spending
1 year, 2 months ago

Starbucks Union Demands Probe Of Company's Anti-Union Spending

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The union that organized nearly 400 Starbucks stores has asked regulators to demand financial disclosures from the coffee chain and its law firm related to their long-running campaign against the organizing effort. But Workers United argues that Littler Mendelson’s attorneys have tried to persuade workers against unionizing directly through “coercive” subpoenas, and therefore their work should be …

Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case

The Independent  

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Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear Starbucks appeal in Memphis union case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee. “We are pleased the Supreme Court has decided to consider our request to level the playing field for all U.S. employers by ensuring that a …

It’s not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization
1 year, 3 months ago

It’s not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization

Associated Press  

Last weekend, Starbucks got a report that a New York store had been spray-painted with pro-Palestinian graffiti. Gabrielle Blake, a student at Kent State University in Ohio, said it’s been tough to get her caffeine fix without stopping at one of the Starbucks stores on campus. Starbucks wanted to stop the union from using its name and logo, saying the …

Labor regulators seek to force Starbucks to reopen six L.A. stores
1 year, 3 months ago

Labor regulators seek to force Starbucks to reopen six L.A. stores

LA Times  

Volunteer organizer Elizabeth Fernandez holds a sign as a push to unionize Starbucks workers continues in front of a Starbucks store on Glendale Boulevard on Nov. 16. Federal labor regulators are looking to force Starbucks to reopen six Los Angeles-area Starbucks stores and 17 other locations that were closed across the country in 2022 in a move that was allegedly …

Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues
1 year, 3 months ago

Starbucks labor report — demanded by shareholders — calls for better training on union issues

Associated Press  

Starbucks should better communicate its commitment to workers’ collective bargaining rights and train its employees to respect those rights, according to an independent assessment released Wednesday. Since 2021, at least 370 of Starbucks’ 9,600 company-owned U.S. stores have voted to unionize with Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. Mackall also said Starbucks’ Global Human Rights Statement …

Starbucks audit finds ‘missteps’ by management but no evidence of an ‘antiunion playbook’
1 year, 3 months ago

Starbucks audit finds ‘missteps’ by management but no evidence of an ‘antiunion playbook’

LA Times  

Starbucks, contending with unionization at hundreds of its U.S. stores, should bolster guidance on how it disciplines workers and measures compliance with collective bargaining rights, a third-party assessment of the company’s labor practices found. The assessment — which shareholders requested in March against the company’s recommendation — found no evidence of an “antiunion playbook” suggesting “surreptitious means of interfering with …

Brewing change: The impact of the 2023 Starbucks boycotts on the labor movement
1 year, 3 months ago

Brewing change: The impact of the 2023 Starbucks boycotts on the labor movement

Salon  

Early last month, Starbucks Workers United organized what it described was the largest work stoppage in Starbucks history. Thousands of workers at more than 200 Starbucks locations nationwide went on strike on “Red Cup Day,” an annual promotion that’s also one of the most infamously understaffed days for the coffee chain’s baristas. Last year, unionized workers also went on strike …

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024

Associated Press  

Starbucks said Friday it’s committed to bargaining with its unionized workers and reaching labor agreements next year, a major reversal for the coffee chain after two years fighting the unionization of its U.S. stores. In a letter to Lynne Fox, the president of the Workers United union, Starbucks Chief Partner Officer Sara Kelly said the current bargaining impasse between the …

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

In a reversal, Starbucks proposes restarting union talks and reaching contract agreements in 2024

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Starbucks said Friday it’s …

Red Cup Rebellion: Starbucks workers at hundreds of locations stage strike, walkout
1 year, 4 months ago

Red Cup Rebellion: Starbucks workers at hundreds of locations stage strike, walkout

Salon  

Thousands of workers at more than 200 Starbucks locations nationwide went on strike Thursday in what organizers describe is the largest-ever strike in Starbucks history. Dubbed the “Red Cup Rebellion,” the day-long walkout took place on the company’s “Red Cup Day” promotion, which is one of the most infamously understaffed days for Starbucks baristas. Starbucks Workers United said workers at …

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike, one of busiest days of year for the chain
1 year, 4 months ago

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike, one of busiest days of year for the chain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Workers United union chose …

Starbucks Workers Are Racking Up Wins In Union-Busting Cases
1 year, 4 months ago

Starbucks Workers Are Racking Up Wins In Union-Busting Cases

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ella Clark didn’t have much time to goof around after she graduated from high school in June. “Starbucks would insist they haven’t broken the law,” said Clark, who hopes to major in government and history. “While appeals of several cases are pending,” a board spokesperson noted, “No findings of labor law violations in Starbucks-related cases have been …

Starbucks’ unionized baristas plan their largest-ever strike for the Red Cup Day promotion Thursday
1 year, 4 months ago

Starbucks’ unionized baristas plan their largest-ever strike for the Red Cup Day promotion Thursday

LA Times  

The Starbucks Workers United union said the strike Thursday will involve thousands of workers at hundreds of stores. Unionized Starbucks Corp. baristas plan to hold their biggest strike yet this week, accusing the coffee giant of refusing to fairly negotiate at cafes that voted to organize. The company, which denies wrongdoing, said it hopes that the union’s “priorities will shift …

Starbucks increases US hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers
1 year, 4 months ago

Starbucks increases US hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers

Associated Press  

Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with record sales. Starbucks has 9,600 company-operated stores in the U.S. Starbucks said Monday it will increase wages — which currently average $17.50 per hour — starting Jan. 1. Employees who have worked five years or more will be eligible for a …

Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation
1 year, 5 months ago

Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Starbucks is suing for trademark infringement, demanding that …

Starbucks violated labour law by firing union-organising store supervisor, rules judge
1 year, 8 months ago

Starbucks violated labour law by firing union-organising store supervisor, rules judge

India Today  

Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had organized workers to join a union, a federal labor board judge ruled on Monday. The National Labor Relations Board established "striking and strong evidence of animus" behind Starbucks' termination of Rhythm Heaton as a shift supervisor at its Astor Place store, NLRB Administrative Law Judge Benjamin Green …

More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers to strike
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers to strike

Daily Mail  

More than 150 Starbucks stores with 3,500 workers are set to go on strike next week after a union representing the baristas claimed the company ordered them to take down Pride decorations. The Starbucks Workers United union previously accused the coffee giant of caving into backlash and failing 'to materially support the LGBTQ+ community' earlier this month. More than 150 …

Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaign
1 year, 9 months ago

Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaign

Associated Press  

Workers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LGBTQ+ causes, but the company denies it’s banned any such displays and accused the union of using misinformation as a tactic in labor talks. Starbucks on Friday said Workers United is using misinformation about its support for LGBTQ+ …

Has Starbucks 'banned' Pride celebrations at its US stores? Staff up in arms, firm denies
1 year, 9 months ago

Has Starbucks 'banned' Pride celebrations at its US stores? Staff up in arms, firm denies

Hindustan Times  

Starbucks which has long presented itself as LGBTQ+ friendly, is facing backlash after reports emerged that some stores across the United States have banned Pride decorations. The allegations were made by the union Starbucks Workers United, which filed a labor charge with the National Labor Review Board. The workers had initially started a petition at the beginning of June, addressing …

Starbucks fires Buffalo worker active in unionization effort
1 year, 11 months ago

Starbucks fires Buffalo worker active in unionization effort

Associated Press  

Starbucks has fired one of the workers who helped kick off a unionization effort at the company. Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks’ workers, said Rizzo was fired after arriving a few minutes late for work. Starbucks said Monday that Rizzo was fired for “repeated and substantial violations” of its attendance policy, including one instance where she arrived more …

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