LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Staff members of Heine Brothers' Coffee in Louisville are filing for the opportunity to unionize.

What You Need To Know

• Heine Brothers' Coffee employees have filed a request to the National Labor Relations Board to have union-deciding election


• Several employees also recently filed a complaint with the NLRB alleging union-busting against Heine leadership


• Heine Brothers' representatives vehemently deny any wrongdoing


• A simple majority vote is needed among all Heine Brothers’ hourly employees for a union to be formed

On Monday, several Heine Brothers’ staff members with the support of the Service Employees Union announced they’ve filed a request with the National Labor Relations to grant a union-deciding election. This filing comes only days after employees filed a formal complaint alleging Heine Brothers’ ownership engaged in union-busting activities.

Robert Smith is a representative of Service Employees, Local 320, and he said workers are well within their rights to do so.

“Really, forming a union, organizing should be the right, the absolute right of the workers to do that,” he said.

In recent months, staff members have accused Heine Brothers’ leadership of violating the National Labor Relations Act, including discouraging staff members from unionizing, making false statements about unions, surveilling employees for union activities and retaliation against employees for such activities.

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