Chipotle violated federal labor law when it closed an Augusta restaurant in July where employees were attempting to form a union, the National Labor Relations Board said in a complaint issued against the restaurant chain Thursday.
The NLRB complaint said Chipotle’s Augusta location should be reopened, employees should get their jobs back and be reimbursed for “consequential harm they incurred” as part of Chipotle’s unlawful conduct, and that the restaurant chain must recognize and upon request bargain in good faith with the union. The order also says Chipotle must post a notice to its employees around the country that its conduct in closing the store broke the law.
In addition, the NLRB found that Chipotle broke the law by blacklisting Augusta workers by refusing to consider hiring them at other locations in Maine. The NLRB explicitly stated in its complaint that Chipotle took that action and closed its Augusta restaurant because “employees supported and assisted the union” and to “discourage employees from engaging in these activities.”
The complaint from the NLRB comes after employees at the Augusta restaurant filed to form a union in June, which they called Chipotle United, the first attempted union by workers at the national fast-food chain. The union was spurred by concerns over persistent understaffing and a lack of training, which had prompted workers to walk off the job earlier in the month because they felt their employment conditions were unsafe.
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