Labor Unions Ask UN Body To Probe Starbucks' Use of Legal Loopholes

Labour unions on Thursday asked a United Nations agency to investigate whether Starbucks has played with the loopholes in U.S. Law to disallow unionisation and subsequently violate negotiation rights for working conditions and wages.

Workers United, the union supporting Starbucks had earlier established a Strike and Defense Fund with initial dedicated funding of $1 million for the Starbucks Workers United campaign.

“In establishing this fund, we want Starbucks partners to know that we have their backs, and are solidly behind them as they bravely organize and negotiate for better working conditions in their workplace,” said Lynne Fox, International President of Workers United, an SEIU affiliate.