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A pattern of worker accusations — and corporate denials — of disciplining or firing in retaliation for union activity has arisen at Apple, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, and REI.
>> colby, colby, is it labor astroturf? the argument is it's labor astroturf. >> the thing about it is is the fact that there's a fear factor. and when you join the organization, the retaliation is real. on june 1st through the 7th, workers decided to go on a labor practice strike for the company against retaliation us, for going on strike, doing protests and things of that nature. and they fired 20 workers illegally for being on a protected strike. >> they want it both ways. on the one hand, you want to say that our walmart is not a union, and on the other hand, you want the same protections ...