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News & Commentary June 27, 2023
https://onlabor.org/june-27-2023/
Iman Masmoudi
Iman Masmoudi is a student at Harvard Law School.
Conflicts continue between union workers and the corporation over Pride at Starbucks and immigrant women seek jobs in construction in New York City.
Starbucks has responded to widespread worker anger by announcing it plans to issue “clearer guidelines” for in-store visual displays following allegations by a union that managers had banned Pride-themed decor. The company denies the allegations and has filed complaints against the union with the National Labor Relations Board. Starbucks has stated that store leaders can decorate stores for heritage months such as Pride, in line with safety standards, and that it will continue to provide flexibility for stores to “reflect the communities they serve.” The union claimed that store employees in various states were told that Pride decorations were not allowed, leading to a strike by baristas at several unionized locations. More Perfect Union reports on a local manager who admitted a decision was made not to decorate for Pride inside the stores. Starbucks denies engaging in illegal anti-union activity and maintains that it supports the LGBTQIA+ community.
FULL story at link above.