Starbucks must offer to rehire fired activists, judge rules

By Josh Eidelson
Published 4 Min Read

Bloomberg

Starbucks has to offer reinstatement to seven fired pro-union employees in Memphis, Tennessee, and must not retaliate against employees who support union organizing, a federal judge ruled.

The firings appear to be illegal in light of evidence the company acted in a discriminatory manner, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman said in an order Thursday.

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