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Starbucks fires Memphis workers involved in unionization efforts
A company spokesman said the workers had violated several policies. The union organizing stores accused Starbucks of retaliation.
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Workers United – SEIU strongly condemns the murder of Shahidul Islam, an organizer who was killed for standing up for the rights of garment workers in Bangladesh.
Workers United – SEIU joins the global labor movement in strongly condemning the murder of Shahidul Islam, an organizer who was killed for standing up for the rights of garment workers in Bangladesh. Shahidul was a senior organizer with the Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF) and President of BGIWF’s Gazipur district committee. Shahidul was beaten to death in retaliation for supporting workers at the Prince Jacquard Sweater Ltd. factory, where BGIWF had been organizing for the last few months. Workers United – SEIU expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of Shahidul Islam and to our sisters and brothers at BGIWF. We stand in solidarity with these courageous leaders fighting for respect and dignity at work.
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Starbucks fires 7 employees involved in Memphis union effort
Starbucks fired seven workers who were involved in unionizing in Memphis, Tennessee, fueling accusations that the company is retaliating against a growing labor movement at its locations across the United States.
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Employees fired at Memphis Starbucks in midst of unionization efforts
Seven Starbucks workers were fired at the Starbucks, 3388 Poplar Ave. — located off Poplar and Highland, as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, including nearly the entire union organizing committee, according to a news release from Starbucks Workers United.
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Starbucks Is Desperately Trying To Slow A Union Campaign That's Caught Fire
The company is doing whatever it can to delay elections. “They’re wasting everyone’s time and money,” a lawyer for the union says.
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Why Starbucks workers want to unionize over 50 stores in the U.S.
SBWorkersUnited Leader Ky Fireside joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the reasons why Starbucks workers are advocating to unionize across 50+ stores, including wages and COVID-19 safety policies.
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Starbucks baristas behind union drive describe 'super stressful' workplace
A union drive at Starbucks (SBUX) stores nationwide that began weeks ago at a store in Buffalo, New York has spread to 54 locations in 19 states, organizers said this week
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