NLRB Accuses Starbucks of Illegally Closing Stores to Suppress Union Activity

Starbucks Faces Potential Forced Reopening of 23 Stores Amid Union Suppression Allegations

Federal labor regulators are seeking to force Starbucks to reopen 23 stores across the United States, accusing the company of illegally closing the locations to suppress union organizing.
Eight of the stores were represented by Starbucks Workers United, and Starbucks allegedly closed those cafes without giving the organization the chance to bargain to keep them open.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint demands that Starbucks reopen the locations, rehire the employees, provide those workers with lost pay and benefits, and bargain with the union.
Starbucks maintains that the 23 stores were closed for legitimate business reasons, and plans to defend itself against the charges.
The case is scheduled to go before a judge in the summer of 2024 unless Starbucks settles it earlier.