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Honestly, not surprised. Starbucks's strategy on unions seems to be to union-bust as viciously as possible with the thinnest of pretenses, and trust that the fe
by a_shovel 3y ago
Honestly, not surprised. Starbucks's strategy on unions seems to be to union-bust as viciously as possible with the thinnest of pretenses, and trust that the federal government will let them do it with a slap on the wrist (if anything), as it always has.
> It’s against the law to fire workers for organizing. But as Rizzo and the other Starbucks workers were learning, there’s also little to stop companies from doing it. The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that oversees union elections and protects workers’ rights, has struggled to hold on to staff members amid deep budget cuts. Since 2010, it is down about 520 employees, or 30 percent of its workforce. The primary penalty that it can impose on companies for dismissing pro-union employees — reinstatement with back pay — has been a paltry deterrent, labor advocates said.
This punishment is so tiny it fails to qualify as a penalty at all.
- sneak 3y agoMake it a criminal offense for the person doing the firing, and then you'll see some changes.
- warkdarrior 3y agoThis is perfect. Then I can try to organize an union while doing none of my regular job. Guaranteed job security!
- acdha 3y agoThis is a great example of anti-union propaganda: you can always fire people for poor performance. What a union forces the employer to do is show cause, that this was communicate to the employee, and that the standard was consistently applied. For example, in the case in the article I’d be surprised if her lawyer didn’t request evidence that Starbucks commonly fires people for being one minute late.
- FireBeyond 3y agoIn my area several Starbucks started unionizing. Starbucks responded, among many other ways, by removing all the employee cushioned floor mats (for reducing fatigue being on your feet all shift) as a "safety hazard", but were called out when it was pointed out that all the non-unionizing stores in the area had not.