December 02, 2025
A Fifth Circuit panel seemed skeptical of the National Labor Relations Board's claim that it can slap Starbucks Corp. with a labor law violation after it allegedly sent overbroad subpoenas to pro-union employees, saying Tuesday it seemed like the board created a "liability trap."
December 02, 2025
A Fifth Circuit panel pressed Starbucks Corp. to explain how former CEO Howard Schultz's comments telling a pro-union employee they could find another job did not run afoul of labor law, saying Tuesday the comments could be seen as threatening retaliation.
July 02, 2025
The National Labor Relations Board correctly docked Starbucks for sending workers subpoenas "demanding that they reveal every aspect of their union organizing activities" after they had agreed to testify against the company in an unfair labor practice case, Workers United told the Fifth Circuit, asking it to enforce the ruling.
June 27, 2025
The NewsGuild asked the Fifth Circuit to enforce a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Starbucks sent overbroad subpoenas to two California workers, saying the subpoenas wrongfully requested communications between workers and the media.
June 25, 2025
The Fifth Circuit should uphold the National Labor Relations Board's finding that Starbucks sent overbroad subpoenas to two union-represented California workers who were testifying against the company, board attorneys argued, saying substantial evidence supports the board's finding that the subpoenas were designed to intimidate the workers.
March 27, 2025
The Fifth Circuit must not enforce a National Labor Relations Board decision dinging Starbucks for unlawful subpoenas that sought employees' recordings of management and communications with Workers United, the coffee giant argued, challenging the board's application of 30-year-old precedent about discovery.