‘They don’t care about us’: US Starbucks workers allege they were fired for union activity
by Michael Sainato from US news | The Guardian on (#617T6)
Nine Colorado employees claim their dismissals came after an organizing campaign in response to safety concerns and pay problems
Nine Starbucks workers at three stores in Denver, Colorado, who were fired shortly after their stores voted to unionize allege they were dismissed in retaliation for union organizing at the American coffee chain giant.
The firings are among a few dozen cases around the US where workers have alleged they have been fired from the coffee retail chain during a union organizing campaign at their store. More than 180 Starbucks corporate retail stores in the US have voted to unionize, and more than 300 have filed for union elections.
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