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Case: Labor Relations/Refusal to Bargain (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board affirmed a ruling that Starbucks violated the National Labor Relations Act by changing dress code policy enforcement without providing the union an opportunity to bargain. Starbucks Corporation, 374 N.L.R.B. 130, N.L.R.B., 19–CA–295708, 6/5/26

Case: Labor Relations/Interference (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board upheld a ruling that Starbucks violated the National Labor Relations Act by asking workers at multiple Seattle locations about strike participation. Starbucks Corporation, 374 N.L.R.B. 128, N.L.R.B., 19-CA-299573, 6/5/26

Case: Labor Relations/Refusal to Bargain (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board affirmed a ruling that a New Jersey hotel operator violated the National Labor Relations Act when it declined to bargain with the union representing its employees and refused to reinstate employees who were previously discharged unlawfully. JSK Parsippany, LLC, d/b/a Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, and Fairfield Parsippany, LLC, as Suc, 374 N.L.R.B. 124, N.L.R.B., 22–CA–305280, 6/4/26