‘The law is finally catching up’: the union contract fight at Starbucks

Starbucks workers and their supporters participate in a May Day action outside a regional Starbucks corporate office in Brookhaven, Georgia, on 1 May. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

Senator Bernie Sanders accused Starbucks of running “the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country” when the coffee chain’s founder and former CEO, Howard Schultz, testified in front of a Senate committee in March.

The latest figures from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) show just how aggressive that campaign has become as the board has continued issuing complaints and rulings against Starbucks’ response to unionization efforts.