NLRB asks court to order Starbucks to rehire Baristas
June 24, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Starbucks of engaging in an “array of illegal tactics” to prevent its baristas from joining unions. The agency is asking a federal court to order Starbucks to reinstate seven workers laid off, it alleges, because of their union organizing activity. Starbucks denies the charges.
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