Starbucks receives sympathetic Supreme Court reception in union case
by The Hill
The Hill— Starbucks received a sympathetic reception at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as it fought a lower court judgement ordering it to reinstate seven employees amid a unionization drive. The justices ar
Labor 411—The Starbucks Case Before The Supreme Court Could Have Major Ramifications For Unions. NPR reports: “When Starbucks barista Florentino Escobar first heard that the Supreme Court had taken up a case involving him and six of his co-workers from Memphis, Tenn., he was shocked. ‘I was like, “Wait, the Supreme Court? Like we’re talking the U.S. Supreme Court?”‘ he says. Escobar is one of the Memphis 7, a… Source
NPR—What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee. Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
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