Union busting | Over 200 Starbucks employees say they were unfairly dismissed for unionising

Starbucks has been accused of unfair dismissals and union busting, as more than 200 workers since December 2021 have been fired, and several more have been ‘pushed out’, for union activity.

Multiple Starbucks workers have filed unfair practice charges with the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) against the company, claiming they were dismissed or treated badly for unionising, primarily with Starbucks Workers United.

Starbucks Workers United represents over 8000 workers at over 331 stores, and in over 40 states.

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One Starbucks worker, Alicia Flores, said she received a voicemail from a temporary manager saying she had been fired after getting involved in a union campaign at her branch. She told the Guardian that when she looked into the reasons for her dismissal, the coffee giant said she was under investigation for sending ‘explicit’ photos to a colleague. However, Flores says the ‘explicit’ image she sent to her co-worker was an album cover of popstar Lana Del Rey.