Labor officials have filed a complaint over Schultz’s remarks, saying that the CEO “threatened employees with discharge by inviting employees to quit their employment because they engaged in union and/or protected concerted activities.”
Madison Hall, “I’m sensing a lot of anger from you about Starbucks.” Hall had been a leader of the union effort at a Long Beach store.
“The worker was immediately silenced and told not to bring the union movement,” the union said in a press release. “Schultz ‘apologized’ on behalf of the employee to the rest of the group.” The company has denied wrongdoing, saying that Schultz made the comments to keep the meeting on topic.that the interaction showed not just Hall but all of the employees present that the company could retaliate against them if they organize a union. Schultz’s comment “shows that they can either change the terms of your work relationship, or end it entirely based on the fact that a worker has voiced support for a union,” Frumkin said.
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