The coffee chain has been accused of retaliating against members of the union-organizing committee

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is calling on Starbucks to reinstate three workers at its Phoenix location with their usual schedules and accommodations.

NLRB Region 28 Regional Director Cornele Overstreet has petitioned in United States District Court for injunctive relief for the workers in question, saying they were “victims of unfair labor practices.” In letting go of the workers, Overstreet said that the Seattle-based company was retaliating against members of the union organizing committee.

“Employees have the fundamental right to choose whether or not they want to be represented by the union without restraint or coercion by their employer. The faith of Starbucks employees nationwide in workplace democracy will not be restored unless these employees are immediately reinstated under the protection of a federal court order,” Overstreet said.

In the petition, Overstreet claimed that the coffee chain swiftly retaliated against three of the four members of the union organizing committee. The company disciplined, suspended, and discharged one employee, constructively discharged another, and placed a third on an unpaid leave of absence after revoking recently granted accommodations, he said.

Overstreet is also asking the court to expunge disciplines from their records, and post, distribute, and read the District Court’s Order. “Immediate injunctive relief is...

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