Starbucks Dials Up Anti-Union Heat by Accusing NLRB of Collusion

Starbucks Corp. advanced its anti-union campaign into new territory by launching a direct attack on the National Labor Relations Board’s integrity, accusing the agency of secretly colluding with a union organizing the coffee chain’s workers to manipulate elections.

Starbucks aired its allegations in a 16-page letter Monday to NLRB officials that asked for a suspension of mail-ballot elections until the agency investigates the company’s claims and reports the results to the public. The company said it received inside information from a “career NLRB professional” supporting its allegations.

Starbucks’s accusations come in the midst of an organizing drive that has seen ...