US federal labor officials file complaints that accuse the Starbucks coffee chain of unfair labor practices at its stores in New York including retaliation against pro-union employees
Federal labor officials have filed a sweeping complaint accusing Starbucks of unfair labor practices at its stores in Buffalo, New York, including retaliation against pro-union employees.
The National Labor Relations Board’s Buffalo regional director outlined on Friday a host of labor law violations in a filing seeking reinstatement and backpay for the employees. There’s been a wave of unionization drives at Starbucks stores nationwide, with the first union votes coming in December at three stores in Buffalo.“Starbucks does not agree that the claims have merit, and the complaint’s issuance does not constitute a finding by the NLRB,” spokesman Reggie Borges wrote in an email. “It is the beginning of a litigation process that permits both sides to be heard and to present evidence.
Starbucks Workers United, the group behind the unionization effort, said the complaint “confirms the extent and depravity of Starbucks’ conduct in Western New York for the better part of a year.” “Starbucks is finally being held accountable for the union-busting rampage they went on,” Danny Rojas, a fired shift supervisor, said in a statement. “Starbucks needs to understand that it is morally corrupt to retaliate against union leaders, and I am looking forward to the NLRB forcing Starbucks to make this moment right.”
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