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May 11, 2022

Labor Board Sues Starbucks to Reinstate Fired Union Organizers 
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The National Labor Relations Board has filed a lawsuit in federal court
to immediately reinstate seven Memphis Starbucks workers who say they
were illegally fired in retaliation for their union efforts. The group
became known as the "Memphis 7." This comes as the NLRB issued a
complaint against Starbucks for 29 unfair labor practice charges,
including over 200 violations of federal workers' protections, stemming
from retaliation claims made by members of the Starbucks Workers United
in Buffalo, New York, where Starbucks workers' union organizing effort
began in August. 


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