Union Fight Heats Up , As Labor Board Files Complaint , Against Starbucks.<br />ABC reports that the National Labor <br />Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Starbucks <br />of violating United States labor law.<br />According to a complaint filed on August 24, <br />Starbucks has withheld pay hikes and other <br />benefits from stores that voted to unionize.<br />According to a complaint filed on August 24, <br />Starbucks has withheld pay hikes and other <br />benefits from stores that voted to unionize.<br />The labor board's complaint is based on charges filed <br />by Workers United, the union looking to rally workers <br />at Starbucks' 9,000 company-owned U.S. locations.<br />The labor board's complaint is based on charges filed <br />by Workers United, the union looking to rally workers <br />at Starbucks' 9,000 company-owned U.S. locations.<br />ABC reports that over 220 <br />U.S. Starbucks have voted<br />to unionize since 2021.<br />In response, Starbucks has filed its <br />own complaints against the Seattle <br />Board of Labor and the union itself.<br />According to the NLRB, Starbucks has offered non-unionized stores raises and benefits that include increased training, career opportunities, better tips and a relaxed dress code.<br />According to the NLRB, Starbucks has offered non-unionized stores raises and benefits that include increased training, career opportunities, better tips and a relaxed dress code.<br />Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz defended <br />the disparity by stating that U.S. labor law requires <br />union stores to negotiate their own contracts.<br />Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz defended <br />the disparity by stating that U.S. labor law requires <br />union stores to negotiate their own contracts.<br />We do not have the same freedom <br />to make these improvements <br />at locations that have a union, Howard Schultz, Starbucks interim CEO, via ABC.<br />Wages and benefits are mandatory subjects <br />of the collective bargaining process, Starbucks statement, via ABC.<br />According to the NLRB, Starbucks' actions have violated laws that prohibit employers from interfering with employees' rights to organize.<br />According to the NLRB, Starbucks' actions have violated laws that prohibit employers from interfering with employees' rights to organize
