Starbucks illegally fired a Colorado barista for union organizing and must rehire her, according to a recent decision from a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge.
In the Dec. 19 ruling, the judge also concluded that Starbucks threatened employees with stricter enforcement of work rules because of their union activities, threatened employees with surveillance of their union activities and interrogated employees about their union activities. Such conduct by an employer is illegal under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The Seattle-based coffee chain has about 381,000 employees. “We firmly disagree with the administrative law judge’s recommendations and intend to file exceptions—or an appeal—in this matter,” said Rachel Wall, a spokesperson for Starbucks. The barista “was separated following progressive discipline for violations of established safety, security and cash-handling policies—not in retaliation for their participation in, or support of, any concerted union activities.”
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