Starbucks Hit With Labor Board Petition for Nationwide Order (2)

A National Labor Relations Board official is seeking a nationwide court order to halt Starbucks Corp.’s allegedly illegal union-busting campaign.

Starbucks is accused of committing a host of labor law violations to snuff out organizing efforts, including closing stores, discriminating against union supporters, promising benefits to deter union support, and refusing to bargain with the union, according to the petition filed Tuesday in federal court.

“Absent immediate interim relief, Starbucks will achieve its goal, through unlawful means, of irreparably harming the campaign in Buffalo, and sending a clear chilling message to its employees across the country,” NLRB Buffalo Regional Director ...