Starbucks Workers’ Store Unified Where ‘Memphis Seven’ Was Removed –

In February, Starbucks fired seven union activists trying to open a store in Memphis, Tennessee. Now this store is united.

The Labor Union won the election by a large number of votes, beating the lawyers 11-3 in the store vote, according to the results of Tuesday’s vote by the National Labor Relations Council. This makes one store in approximately 120 Starbucks locations combined in a matter of months.

A campaign known as Starbucks workers unitedStores are open nationwide, but Memphis store polls on Poplar Avenue and S. Highland Street are one of the most closely followed because of the hunt. The NLRB, which controls union elections in the private sector, has not yet confirmed Memphis results.

On Tuesday on Twitter, the campaign said:The workers showed up Starbucks What does unity look like? “

Starbucks fired seven employees after a local TV crew videotaped an interview about the union’s campaign inside a store before it closed. The company said the layoffs were not because of trade union activism, but because they opposed the store’s policy of letting non -employees into the store after hours, along with other alleged violations of the rules.

But the NLRB regional director accused Starbucks of retaliation against Memphis Seven. The director filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, which could lead to a lawsuit by calling an administrative judge in front of witnesses. No accusations have yet been filed.

Illegally laid off workers can return to work, though the legal process often takes years.

The regional director of the NLRB also filed an appeal in federal court for an order for the temporary return of seven workers to Starbucks. Board representatives may execute such an order when they feel that normal board processes cannot protect workers in the midst of an organizational campaign in which the employer has violated the law.

The dismissal of seven workers in Memphis is part of a broader legal battle between Starbucks and the union. Workers United has accused Starbucks of launching a scorched earth campaign to suppress union motivation, while the company denies it violates the law.

Another NLRB regional director recently filed an extensive complaint with the company claiming the layoffs of six other workers and the closure of two stores in western New York. The complaint alleges that Starbucks illegally disciplined and controlled workers who supported the union and CEO Howard Schultz violated the law and offered workers “greater benefits” if they refused to join.

A Starbucks spokesman called the allegations false and said the company was “Look[s] We look forward to the presentation of our evidence when considering the allegations. “