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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Abe Asher

Ex-Starbucks manager claims he was told to punish pro-union staff: ‘I didn’t want to do illegal stuff’

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A former manager at Starbucks claims he was told to find reasons to single out and discipline pro-union employees at his store.

David Almond, who managed a number of Starbucks locations in Buffalo, told the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in August that his superiors at the company handed him a list of employees they felt were supportive of the unionisation push and told him to punish them for unrelated reasons.

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