WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee.
The case has been among the most closely watched in the more than 2-year-old effort to unionize Starbucks' company-owned U.S. stores.
Workers United, the union organizing Starbucks workers, said the company is trying to weaken the labor board's ability to hold companies accountable.
“There’s no doubt that Starbucks broke federal law by firing workers in Memphis for joining together in a union,” Workers United said.
“The district court determined that, and the decision was affirmed by one of the most conservative courts in the nation.”The Memphis store did eventually vote to unionize.
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