'This is a clear attempt by Starbucks to retaliate against those of us who are leading the union effort at our store and scare other partners,' says organizer PretiBlkunicorn. 'Starbucks will not get away with this—the entire country will be outraged.'
"The arc of Starbucks' union-busting is long, but it bends toward losing," said Starbucks Workers United.Workers at a Memphis Starbucks who were fired Tuesday after launching a unionization effort vowed to carry on their fight, with one employee invoking the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.—who was assassinated in the Tennessee city while campaigning for workers' rights.
"This is a clear attempt by Starbucks to retaliate against those of us who are leading the union effort at our store and scare other partners," she added."Starbucks will not get away with this—the entire country will be outraged."Beto Sanchez, another shift supervisor at the store, said that"Starbucks has been fighting desperately to silence us because we did not back down or let them shake us.
Starbucks Workers United said it would file charges against the company at the National Labor Relations Board . that Starbucks had illegally retaliated against two baristas at a Philadelphia Starbucks who sought to unionize.
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