Starbucks Ordered to Stop Firing Union Activists Nationwide (1)

A federal judge in Michigan granted the National Labor Relations Board’s request Friday for a nationwide cease-and-desist order against Starbucks Corp. to prevent the company from firing workers for supporting unionization efforts or otherwise violate their labor law rights.

A court can fine Starbucks for violating the order, a penalty that the board can’t issue for labor law violations.

The ruling marks another win in an effort by the NLRB general counsel’s office to leverage the agency’s ability to seek court intervention to protect Starbucks workers who are attempting to unionize. Courts have now granted two injunction bids against the ...