Starbucks fired a worker at its store in Dallas' Mockingbird Station store last week in what employees say is a reaction against their efforts to unionize. The coffee giant says it was just following its policies.
“We expect further retaliation as our election draws closer, and the company can expect a commensurate response from us,” the store’s union Twitter page tweeted the day of the firing.
The firing comes at a time when Starbucks is embattled with complaints of union busting around the country amidst a wave of organizing efforts. There are 300 stores that have petitioned to unionize and 169 that have won their elections to date around the U.S., according to Starbucks Workers United, a group supporting national organizing efforts.
