Starbucks workers say organizing for union led to firing
Starbucks fired seven employees of this store on Poplar Avenue near Highland. The location was closed Wednesday, Feb. 9. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Less than one month after forming a unionizing committee, all seven employees of the Starbucks store on Poplar near Highland were fired. Starbucks says they violated safety precautions.
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Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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