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Jon Skolnik

Starbucks anti-union push backfires

Starbucks baristas and supporters protest outside a Manhattan Starbucks Mario Tama/Getty Images

Starbucks, the multinational coffee giant known for its "progressive" branding, is employing an array of dubious anti-labor tactics as more and more company employees from around the country unionize in protest of poor working conditions. 

Over the past several weeks, Starbucks has inundated workers with anti-union text messages and held "captive audience meetings," where workers are forced to attend management-led lectures about the apparent downsides of unionizing. 

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