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Starbucks asks labor board to halt mail-in union ballots

Headline from KRDO, from the development of Aug 15, 2022

Newest development Aug 16, 2022 · 3 reportsStarbucks accuses National Labor Relations Board of colluding with union efforts

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is requesting a suspension of mail-in ballots at unionization votes currently going on at its stores across America. The coffee chain is accusing National Labor Relation Board employees in Kansas and elsewhere of misconduct in handling these mail-in…

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    Starbucks asks labor board to halt mail-in union ballots

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    Starbucks accuses National Labor Relations Board of colluding with union efforts

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  1. WTOL Toledo

    Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    More than 220 U.S. Starbucks stores have voted to unionize since late last year. The Seattle coffee giant opposes the unionization effort.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily

  3. NBC New York

    Starbucks Asks Labor Board to Suspend Mail-In Ballot Union Elections, Alleging Misconduct in Voting Process (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Starbucks is asking the federal labor board to suspend all main-in ballot union elections nationwide.

  4. Truthout

    Starbucks Asks for All Union Elections in Its Stores to Be Temporarily Halted (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Starbucks alleges that union elections have been unfairly skewed against the company.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Starbucks asks labor board to temporarily halt union votes (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The request came Monday in response to a board employee's allegations that regional NLRB officials improperly coordinated with union organizers.

  6. FOX Business

    Starbucks asks labor board to suspend all mail ballot elections after misconduct allegations raised (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Starbucks issued a letter to the National Labor Relations Board to suspend mail ballot elections after claiming it was tipped off that there has been misconduct in prior elections.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Starbucks asks labor board to pause union elections over 'improper' conduct (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Starbucks is calling on the National Labor Relations Board to pause all union elections at stores across the country over accusations that board personnel improperly coordinated with the union.

  8. KRDO

    Starbucks asks labor board to halt mail-in union ballots (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is requesting a suspension of mail-in ballots at unionization votes currently going on at its stores across America. The coffee chain is accusing National Labor Relation Board employees in Kansas and elsewhere of misconduct in handling these mail-in…

  9. New York Times

    Starbucks asks for a suspension of union elections. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The coffee chain, which has filed numerous complaints about procedural issues, asked the National Labor Relations Board to investigate allegations of misconduct during a union vote.

  10. Breitbart News

    Starbucks Calls Wants to Halt Vote-by-Mail for Unions, While Pushing it in U.S. Elections (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Starbucks wants vote-by-mail to be suspended in union elections, citing alleged irregularities, but it backs vote-by-mail in U.S. elections.

  11. NBC News

    Starbucks wants to suspend mail-in ballot union elections (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    More than 220 Starbucks cafes in the U.S. have voted to unionize, according to the NLRB. An additional 34 elections have been ordered or are in progress.

  12. Quartz

    Starbucks wants to stop mail-in voting for union elections (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The request comes as more than 220 stores have voted to unionize across the US.

  13. Washington Times

    Starbucks accuses National Labor Relations Board of colluding with union efforts (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Starbucks is calling for all union elections in their cafes to be paused after accusing the National Labor Relations Board of misconduct. In a letter to the NLRB dated Monday, the coffee retailer accused the board of working with Workers United, the union representing Starbucks employees, to help th…

  14. Al Jazeera

    Starbucks accuses US labour officials of helping workers unionise (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The coffee giant is asking the National Labor Relations Board to temporarily suspend all union elections at US stores.

  15. The Week

    Starbucks accuses labor board of unfairly helping pro-union workers (opens The Week)

    Published

  16. BizPac Review

    Starbucks calls for halt of mail-in voting for union elections due to 'highly improper, systemic misconduct' (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Seattle-based Starbucks wrote a letter to the National Labor Relations Board seeking to suspend mail-in-voting for union elections.

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