in Ithaca, NY after a labor judge ruled that the Seattle-based coffee giant illegally shut down the locations last yearGeoffrey Carter, an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board, ruled on Friday that Starbucks “violated the National Labor Relations Act” by “permanently closing its two remaining stores in Ithaca … for antiunion reasons” whileStarbucks must comply with the order by reopening the locations “within a reasonable period of time,” according to the judge.
In April 2022, workers at all three Ithaca locations voted to unionize. Weeks later, Starbucks regional leadership began considering the permanent closures of the Meadow Street and Ithaca Commons locations, according to the NLRB ruling.Family rift that sparked surprise sale of iconic NBA franchise revealed
Carter wrote in his ruling that Starbucks will be allowed to present evidence that was unavailable at the time of the unfair labor practice trial that would demonstrate reopening the two locations would be “unduly burdensome” to the company. Last year, the NLRB called on Starbucks to reopen 23 stores that labor advocates say were shuttered in response to workers unionizing.
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