Note that this is about a temporary injunction directing Starbucks to rehire these workers until the courts come to a decision about whether or not the firing was legal. It is not a decision about whether or not the firing was legal.
With that said,
they allowed a television news crew into the Starbucks cafe after hours to talk about the union campaign
I find it entirely plausible that Starbucks would fire anyone who lets a news crew into the cafe after hours, even if it had nothing to do with unionizing.
It’s important to note it was a meeting to discuss a union and they brought in a tv crew to record it. Which is fairly normal. Many union meetings have outside staff coming in; lawyers or union reps come to mind.
Note that this is about a temporary injunction directing Starbucks to rehire these workers until the courts come to a decision about whether or not the firing was legal. It is not a decision about whether or not the firing was legal.
With that said,
I find it entirely plausible that Starbucks would fire anyone who lets a news crew into the cafe after hours, even if it had nothing to do with unionizing.
It’s a decision about taking away what little power the NLRB has.
The NLRB got some serious juice from biden. https://prospect.org/labor/2023-08-28-bidens-nlrb-brings-workers-rights-back/
Oof probably shoulda be on the public sidewalk nearest the business (or somewhere, maybe the studio). Unfortunate to have that stimy things.
It’s important to note it was a meeting to discuss a union and they brought in a tv crew to record it. Which is fairly normal. Many union meetings have outside staff coming in; lawyers or union reps come to mind.