Starbucks fires 7 employees involved in union effort after TV interview at Memphis store

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By Timothy Bella
Yesterday at 11:37 a.m. EST | Updated yesterday at 11:55 a.m. EST

Starbucks fired seven employees Tuesday at a Memphis store that’s seeking to unionize — once again fueling tensions between the coffee giant and workers as employees seeking to unionize accuse the company of retaliating against them.

Starbucks spokesman Reggie Borges told The Washington Post that the firings of the workers at the Poplar & Highland store in Memphis were unrelated to the efforts to unionize. The company cited “significant violations” of safety and security policies, including remaining in the store after closing time with non-employees for an interview with local media. The interview with WMC-TV last month was about how the Memphis store is one of several dozen Starbucks locations nationwide to file for union elections in recent months.

Borges noted a photo posted to Twitter showing the employees giving the interview after hours and said the front door was also left unlocked at the store.

Greg Jaffe, Eli Rosenberg and Joanna Slater contributed to this report.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/02/09/starbucks-memphis-union-employees-fired/

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1. Maybe it's time to boycott Starbucks?!