Violet Rose in The Rain 
[**Starbucks accused of union-busting after sacking entire workforce in South Carolina cafe**](https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/starbucks-accused-union-busting-after-sacking-entire-workforce-south-carolina-store)
> WORKERS at a Starbucks store in South Carolina have filed charges demanding their immediate reinstatement after they were sacked as they demanded better terms and conditions.
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> Staff at the Clemson Boulevard branch in the town of Anderson were accused of assault and kidnapping by the manager, who called the police.
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> Starbucks Workers United branded the charges “false and absurd,” insisting that “in no way, shape or form did they attempt or prevent the manager from leaving the store.”
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> The workers said that they had merely collectively presented a letter of demands to the branch manager, actions which are protected by federal labour law.
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> In footage shared on social media platform TikTok viewed more than 7.6 million times, the manager asks whether the workers can leave the building and they reply Yes.
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> The global coffee chain responded by shutting down the branch, suspending the entire workforce indefinitely and banning them from visiting any Starbucks location.
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> In March, the coffee chain recruited **former CIA operative** Amanda Stanfill as its manager of global intelligence for retail operations.
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> She had also previously worked for the US State Department and the notorious anti-union **Pinkerton intelligence agency.**
[@Background Pony \#3462](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5275677#post_5275677) If only.
> WORKERS at a Starbucks store in South Carolina have filed charges demanding their immediate reinstatement after they were sacked as they demanded better terms and conditions.
>
> Staff at the Clemson Boulevard branch in the town of Anderson were accused of assault and kidnapping by the manager, who called the police.
>
> Starbucks Workers United branded the charges “false and absurd,” insisting that “in no way, shape or form did they attempt or prevent the manager from leaving the store.”
>
> The workers said that they had merely collectively presented a letter of demands to the branch manager, actions which are protected by federal labour law.
>
> In footage shared on social media platform TikTok viewed more than 7.6 million times, the manager asks whether the workers can leave the building and they reply Yes.
>
> The global coffee chain responded by shutting down the branch, suspending the entire workforce indefinitely and banning them from visiting any Starbucks location.
>
> In March, the coffee chain recruited **former CIA operative** Amanda Stanfill as its manager of global intelligence for retail operations.
>
> She had also previously worked for the US State Department and the notorious anti-union **Pinkerton intelligence agency.**
[@Background Pony \#3462](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5275677#post_5275677) If only.