Chipotle Workers File Complaint With NLRB After Store Closure

Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. in Augusta, Maine, filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the burrito-seller closed their store to retaliate against unionization efforts.

Chipotle permanently shuttered the location Tuesday, according to workers. Employees last month submitted a petition to the labor board, requesting to unionize. The group, dubbing themselves “Chipotle United,” became the first workers for the chain to file for union recognition in the US.

The new complaint claims that Chipotle violated the National Labor Relations Act by closing the store, alleging it was done “in retaliation for the employees’ forming ...