Starbucks creating ‘culture of fear’ as it fires dozens involved in union efforts

Starbucks Workers United have called for Starbucks executives to testify before Congress on the company’s response to the union campaign. Photograph: Joshua Bessex/AP

More than 85 workers at Starbucks who were heavily involved in union organizing efforts at giant coffee chain have been fired over the past several months, according to the workers group Starbucks Workers United.

Workers have filed numerous unfair labor practice charges over the firings and a federal judge recently ordered the reinstatement of seven workers in Memphis, Tennessee, who were fired in February, a ruling Starbucks has said it disagrees with and intends to appeal.