Starbucks fires worker behind union push at the chain

April 3, 2023

Alexis Rizzo, a shift supervisor at a Starbucks in Buffalo, NY, has been fired after over seven years at the company. Ms. Rizzo, terminated for being late and missing work, was at the center of the union movement that began at Starbucks during the novel coronavirus pandemic. She plans to fight “tooth and nail” to be reinstated.