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Federal Regulators Seek to Force Starbucks to Reopen 23 Stores [1]
['Noam Scheiber', 'More About Noam Scheiber']
Date: 2023-12-13
Federal labor regulators accused Starbucks on Wednesday of illegally closing 23 stores to suppress organizing activity and sought to force the company to reopen them.
A complaint issued by a regional office of the National Labor Relations Board argued that Starbucks had closed the stores because its employees engaged in union activities or to discourage employees from doing so. At least seven of the 23 stores identified had unionized.
The complaint consolidated cases that arose from locations across the country. It is the latest in a series of accusations by federal officials that Starbucks has broken the law during a two-year labor campaign.
The matter is scheduled to go before an administrative judge next summer unless Starbucks settles it earlier. In addition to asking the judge to order the stores reopened, the complaint wants employees to be compensated for the loss of earnings or benefits and for other costs they incurred as a result of the closures.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/business/economy/starbucks-nlrb-stores.html
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