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labor-relations2 years ago•3 min saved

Starbucks Found Guilty of Labor Law Violations, Withheld Raises and Benefits from Union Workers

A federal labor judge has ruled that Starbucks violated labor law by offering pay raises and benefits to non-union workers without extending the same increases to unionized staff. The judge stated that the company's actions were part of a corporate-wide effort to discourage unionization. The ruling recommends back pay for union workers who were not given raises and requires the CEO to record and distribute a video about employees' labor rights. Starbucks plans to appeal the ruling, while the union representing Starbucks workers celebrates it as a "massive victory."

via The Hill|

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labor-law2 years ago•2 min saved

Supreme Court delivers multiple blows to organized labor in recent rulings.

The US Supreme Court has made it easier for employers to sue over strikes that cause property destruction, siding with a concrete business in Washington state that sued the union representing its truck drivers after a work stoppage. The 8-1 decision overturned a lower court's ruling that said the lawsuit filed by Glacier Northwest Inc against a local affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was preempted by a US law called the National Labor Relations Act. The ruling is likely to cause confusion among lower courts about how preemption under the National Labor Relations Act should apply in future cases and risks erosion of the right to strike.

via Reuters|

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business2 years ago•3 min saved

Supreme Court sides with concrete company in union damages case.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a concrete company seeking to revive a lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters alleging that a strike damaged its product. The ruling means the company can pursue a lawsuit against the union in state court over an August 2017 strike in which drivers walked off the job, leaving wet concrete in their trucks. The decision could stifle strike actions by putting unions on the hook for a broad range of potential losses employers can face as a result of such activities.

via NBC News|

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