US EditionJudge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers
- A National Labor Relations Board judge found that Starbucks violated federal labor law by offering increased wages and benefits only to non-union employees, further exacerbating union efforts to form in its coffee shops.
- Starbucks plans to appeal the decision and believes that the recommended remedies are inappropriate given the record of the case. The judge recommends that Starbucks provide the benefits and higher pay to excluded employees and post a notice in its cafes acknowledging the violation of federal labor law.
- The union representing Starbucks workers sees the decision as a significant victory, demonstrating that Starbucks' anti-union campaign was coordinated from the top.
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NLRB judge: Starbucks violated labor law in offering pay raises, benefits to nonunion workers
A federal labor judge ruled Thursday that Starbucks broke the law by providing raises and additional benefits for non-union workers last year without offering those same increases to unionized staff. The ruling, first reported by Bloomberg, is a decision on the latest in a trend of allegations that Starbucks went through with a vast union-busting…
Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday. The decision is the latest in a series of NLRB rulings finding that Starbucks has violated labor law in its efforts to stop unions from forming in its coffee shops. “The issue at the heart of this case is whether, unde…
Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday. The decision is the latest in a series of NLRB rulings finding that Starbucks has violated labor law in its efforts to stop unions from forming in its coffee shops. “The issue at the heart of this case is whether, unde…
Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday.
Judge Rules Starbucks Illegally Withheld Raises, Benefits from Union Workers
Starbucks illegally withheld wage raises and benefits from unionized employees nationwide as the company sought to put a halt to the workers’ groundbreaking union campaign, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge found this week. NLRB Administrative Law Judge Mara-Louise Anzalone held that the company violated federal labor law when it raised its wage floor to $15 an hour and give workers a... Source
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