Starbucks illegally fired NYC supervisor over union activities, judge rules

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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.

Starbucks workers attend a rally as they go on a one-day strike outside a store in Buffalo, New York, U.S., November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDarioviolated 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.

Green found it "particularly suspicious" that Starbucks would risk violating the law "by discharging an excellent employee at a time when the short-handed Astor Place store was already advertising to hire another shift supervisor."Starbucks said it disagreed with the decision and was exploring its legal options.

According to the decision, Heaton began encountering resistance from Starbucks in late 2021 upon contacting Workers United, whichat about 320 corporate-owned U.S. stores, and beginning to organize union activities.

 

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