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The United Steelworkers Local 2009 made a complaint of unfair labour practice against Starbucks Coffee Canada in 2023 for closing the Dunbar Street store less than a year after its workers had been unionized, and for disciplining an employee for 香蕉视频直播渨earing a union T-shirt.香蕉视频直播�

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The second part of the union香蕉视频直播檚 complaint involved an employee at a Starbucks in Langley, B.C., who had been threatened with discipline for wearing a shirt with a union logo and the slogan 香蕉视频直播淚 Support Our Bargaining Team香蕉视频直播� in October 2023.

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The board found Starbucks breached the code by making threats and using 香蕉视频直播渃oercion or intimidation香蕉视频直播� to try to dissuade the employee from continuing her union activities.

The board declared that Starbucks breached two sections of the labour code for using coercion or intimidation, and for using threats of a penalty against an employee over her union activities.

The board ordered Starbucks to 香蕉视频直播渃ease and desist from continuing any of the conduct found to be in breach of the code,香蕉视频直播� and ordered the company to post a copy of the board decision 香蕉视频直播渋n a conspicuous location香蕉视频直播� at two of its coffee shops in Langley and Surrey, B.C.

Starbucks Canada香蕉视频直播檚 statement said it respects the board香蕉视频直播檚 ruling 香蕉视频直播渁nd the company will comply with the requirements of the decision.香蕉视频直播�