Starbucks Ordered to Rehire Two Baristas Who Backed Strike (1)

Starbucks Corp. must rehire two North Carolina baristas after a National Labor Relations Board Judge said one was illegally fired while the other was unlawfully rejected for a new job.

The coffee giant violated federal labor law at stores in Raleigh and Winterville, N.C., by terminating one employee after a strike and denying a job applicant who supported the work stoppage, NLRB Administrative Law Judge Paul Bogas ruled Monday.

Workers at the Raleigh store walked off the job in October 2022 to protest their working conditions and treatment by their manager. One of the union organizers, Alyssa White, was discharged ...