Supreme court appears to side with Starbucks in fight over fired employees

The Guardian— Coffee chain brings challenge after being told to rehire seven workers at Tennessee store who pursued effort to unionize.

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.

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

Yahoo—Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the courts the duty to consider several factors, including whether the board would ultimately be successful in its...