Senator Bernie Sanders accused Starbucks of running “the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country” when the coffee chain’s founder and former CEO, Howard Schultz, testified in front of a Senate committee in March.
The latest figures from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) show just how aggressive that campaign has become as the board has continued issuing complaints and rulings against Starbucks’ response to unionization efforts.
NLRB regional offices have issued 93 complaints covering 328 unfair labor practice charges against Starbucks since late 2021. Four NLRB board members, eight administrative law judges and two federal judges have issued 16 decisions ordering remedies for unfair labor practices by Starbucks, including the reinstatement for 23 fired workers, though some decisions have yet to be enforced, according to the NLRB.
Despite the numerous NLRB rulings and complaints, Starbucks workers have alleged that Starbucks is continuing to violate labor laws in opposition to their unionization efforts.
The union also successfully pushed Starbucks shareholders to approve a proposal for an independent review of the company’s labor practices earlier this year and is currently requesting that the International Labour Organization, a UN workers’ rights watchdog in Geneva, Switzerland, investigate Starbucks’ use of legal loopholes in opposing unionization in the US.
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