"On Our Side": NLRB Sues Starbucks to Reinstate "Memphis 7" Workers Illegally Fired for Union Drive
May 11, 2022
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6:29Now Playing"On Our Side": NLRB Sues Starbucks to Reinstate "Memphis 7" Workers Illegally Fired for Union Drive
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as posted by the channelIn a major development, the National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday night it is suing Starbucks to immediately rehire seven Memphis Starbucks workers who were illegally fired in retaliation for their union efforts. This comes as the NLRB issued a complaint against Starbucks for 29 unfair labor practice charges, including over 200 violations of federal workers' protections, stemming from retaliation claims made by members of the Starbucks Workers United in Buffalo, New York, where Starbucks workers' union organizing effort began in August. "Starbucks is willing to fight tooth and nail to protect the image that they have built over the years," says one of the Memphis workers, Beto Sanchez. "They love to put up this facade of being a progerssive company, of being woke, of being the first in leading areas. But like I've seen, they are willing to retaliate and fire workers for airing out their dirty laundry. They are just as bad as any other Fortune 500 company that's out there."
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