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.
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