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Starbucks union organizers testify to council about alleged unfair labor practices and firings

5869366 · September 23, 2025
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Employees and union representatives told the County Council about alleged union‑targeted firings and unsafe conditions at multiple Starbucks locations, calling for reinstatement of fired organizers and for the council to support workers' rights.

Several Starbucks workers and union representatives used the meeting’s public comment period to urge the council to support workers they say were wrongfully terminated and to hold Starbucks accountable for alleged unfair labor practices.

Bruce Halstead of Starbucks Workers United testified he was wrongfully terminated from the Starbucks…

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