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The charge was one of two that Starbucks has filed against Workers United since the union began organizing late last year. More than 200 Starbucks locations have unionized since December.
Low wages among healthcare workers are proving to not just be demoralizing—they’re destroying the industry’s workforce.
The three workers involved were all leaders in union efforts at a Phoenix Starbucks, and claim the company took action against them for their organizing efforts.
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The PRO Act would affect Starbucks employees’ struggles with the company’s alleged union-busting efforts.Â
Federal labor officials have asked a judge to force Starbucks Corp. to reinstate three union activists at its Phoenix location.
Laila Dalton, a shift supervisor who was working to unionize the location at Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard, was fired the day before union election ballots were sent out.