Starbucks anti-union case narrowed as appeals court rejects NLRB labor claims
In a 2–0 ruling, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court rejected NLRB claims that Starbucks violated federal labor law at a Wichita, Kansas store when a manager and assistant manager said the hiring portal would close and hours would be reduced because of union or other protected activity. Starbucks said it was encouraged. Unions have won votes in 700-plus stores and employees have filed hundreds of NLRB complaints, including concerns tied to a pregnant worker.