Starbucks told workers last Friday it plans to permanently close their store — one of three in Ithaca — on June 10. But Workers United, the union that represents Starbucks workers nationwide, says the coffee giant is retaliating against the store for its labor activism. Workers at the Ithaca store on College Avenue near Cornell University voted 19-1 to unionize on April 8. If the NLRB finds Starbucks closed the store unlawfully, she said, it could require Starbucks to reopen the store or provide back pay to employees. The NLRB may also find that Starbucks’ plan to close the store should have been a subject of bargaining.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2022 02:55 UTC