SuperSpaceFan@lemmy.ca to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 10 months agoCostco Employees Just Voted to Unionize. The Company's Respose is Remarkablewww.inc.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1342arrow-down1external-linkCostco Employees Just Voted to Unionize. The Company's Respose is Remarkablewww.inc.comSuperSpaceFan@lemmy.ca to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSharpiemarker@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up18·10 months ago The new framework put forth by the NLRB only went into effect in late 2023 (November/December). It requires a majority of employees to want to form a union. The NLRB intends to force Starbucks to reopen the 23 stores they closed. This news is from last month, so it’s still pretty recent. I agree that when the penalty is a fine, it’s just the cost of doing business, but it appears that the NLRB are attempting to go another route.
minus-squarejasep@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoI hope they’re successful. Time will tell. These greedy companies (like Walmart and Starbucks, not Costco) have a lot of money and good legal teams.
I agree that when the penalty is a fine, it’s just the cost of doing business, but it appears that the NLRB are attempting to go another route.
I hope they’re successful. Time will tell. These greedy companies (like Walmart and Starbucks, not Costco) have a lot of money and good legal teams.