NLRB accuses Starbucks of retaliating against workers seeking to unionize
Source: Washington Post
By Aaron Gregg
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Starbucks of retaliating against two employees who sought to unionize their coffee shop in Phoenix, according to a complaint reviewed by The Washington Post.
The NLRB typically issues formal complaints after it investigates accusations brought against employers and finds merit in them. In this case, two Phoenix Starbucks workers brought a raft of allegations against the company, including retaliation, making threats and changing the conditions of employment for individuals who were engaged in “concerted activity,” which is protected under national labor policy.
Employees Laila Dalton and Alyssa Sanchez were contributing to a national campaign that has set up unions at a handful of Starbucks stores across the country. Starbucks Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, has brought at least a dozen charges on behalf of baristas across the country alleging similar retaliation, according to NLRB case dockets.
If the NLRB prevails in its case, Starbucks could be required to read statements and post physical notices in its stores informing workers of their right to organize. That requirement is a common remedy in labor retaliations cases. The company also could be required to reimburse Sanchez for the hours of work that she lost because of Starbucks’s alleged retaliation. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for June 14.
Michelle Eisen, a barista in Buffalo, helps the local Starbucks Workers United at a union hall in Mesa, Ariz., as employees gather to cast votes to unionize on Feb. 16. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
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I may have given birth to a Starbucks employee stirring up pro-union sentiment at his workplace. He's already had a couple of "come into my office" meetings with supervisors and managers and seen his schedule cut drastically even though they are short staffed. I've already documented three unfair labor practices and am coaching him through solid documentation and how to communicate with management. They have no clue he has a mommy who is an HR professional on the side of organized labor. 
Shocked I tell you, that Starbucks would do such a thing! 
