• jasep@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I don’t agree. We’ve seen many times companies close locations outright after they unionize. At times governing bodies like the NLRB will fine them, and they’ll gladly eat those fines and keep them closed.

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        1. The new framework put forth by the NLRB only went into effect in late 2023 (November/December).
        2. It requires a majority of employees to want to form a union.
        3. The NLRB intends to force Starbucks to reopen the 23 stores they closed. This news is from last month, so it’s still pretty recent.

        I agree that when the penalty is a fine, it’s just the cost of doing business, but it appears that the NLRB are attempting to go another route.

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          I hope they’re successful. Time will tell. These greedy companies (like Walmart and Starbucks, not Costco) have a lot of money and good legal teams.

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        10 months ago

        If I was reading the NLRB rules change correctly that would be “union busting” activity and would mean they immediately have to recognize and begin bargaining with the union.

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      10 months ago

      Ah yes, as famously evidenced by Elon Musk backtracking on his Tesla unionization opposition

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      Yeah, plenty of companies have demonstrated a willingness to do things other than grin and bear it