Starbucks Accused of Illegally Not Reporting Anti-Union Activity

The Service Employees International Union is asking the US Department of Labor to probe whether Starbucks Corp. illegally failed to report the full scope and cost of its anti-union activity nationwide by not disclosing work performed by Littler Mendelson PC attorneys representing the coffee chain.

The complaint filed Tuesday with the DOL’s Office of Labor-Management Standards alleges that through Littler Mendelson lawyers, Starbucks “intimidated” and “attempted to collect sensitive information on their organizing efforts” through overly broad subpoenas, according to an SEIU press release.

The agency already has been investigating whether Starbucks violated the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act’s reporting ...