Starbucks accused by NLRB of union busting for closing 23 stores Fox Business | Makemetechie.com Summary
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- The complaint claims Starbucks closed the stores without providing prior notice to Workers United, the labor union that has already organized several Starbucks locations, and without allowing the union an opportunity to bargain about the decisions..
- (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)The company said it regularly opens and closes stores for an array of reasons and noted that it opened 437 new stores across the U.S. during the 2022 fiscal year and closed 116..
- Roughly 3% of the locations shuttered that year were unionized.STARBUCKS RAISING WAGES AT LEAST 3% STARTING JAN. 1"Each year as a standard course of business, we evaluate the store portfolio to determine where we can best meet our community and customers’ needs," a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement..
- "This includes opening new locations, identifying stores in need of investment or renovation, exploring locations where an alternative format is needed and, in some instances, re-evaluating our footprint..
- A closed Starbucks location at 505 Union Station as demonstrators protest nearby in Seattle July 16, 2022..
- Starbucks' former CEO pushed back against accusations of ‘union busting.'.
The National Labor Relations Board is looking to force Starbucks to reopen 23 stores the coffee giant closed last year, accusing the company of shuttering the union and nonunion shops as part of a u [+2723 chars]
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