Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Supreme Court sides with Starbucks; nursing home workers call off strike; problems with the frontline worker pay program; where the Windom workers are now; the loudest union critic of the Twin Cities; and workers at Kim’s to vote on unionizing. In a nearly unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Starbucks in its challenge to a federal judge’s order to reinstate seven fired union activists at a Tennessee store. The...

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign. The court unanimously rejected a rule that some courts had applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board in favor of a higher threshold, sought by...

Happy Friday, Memphis. It’s June 14, which is both Flag Day and National Bourbon Day, so cheers to America, y’all. It’s also opening night of Tone’s Juneteenth celebration, which kicks off with a spades tournament. And the con-man-inspired musical, “Catch Me if You Can,” opens at Playhouse on the Square. You could spend the whole day in Crosstown on Saturday, but bring your wallet. There’s the Crafts & Drafts festival on the Crosstown Concourse plaza, a vintage clothing sale at Blue Suede Vintage and Bendy Beast Fitness is hosting a...

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks.

The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign.

A group of employees lead by Nabretta Hardin (center) protest for union rights outside of the Poplar Avenue Starbucks Dec. 16, 2022. In August 2022, using the two-prong test, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman in Memphis ordered Starbucks to take the workers back; rescind unlawful discipline issued to one of the workers, post the court’s order in the store and cease unlawful activity. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign. The court unanimously rejected a rule that some courts had applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board in favor of a higher...

Labor advocates decried Thursday's U.S. ruling in favor of Starbucks in a labor dispute between the international coffee giant and seven of its employees who were terminated for leading a unionization campaign at their Memphis store. In an 8-1 decision—with liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting—the justices in made it more difficult for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to temporarily halt alleged unfair labor practices. The court rejected a rule invoked by some courts to protect workers in favor of a higher standard supported by Starbucks. "Companies that engage...

The court rejected a rule that some courts had applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board in favor of a higher threshold, sought by Starbucks, that must be met in most other fights over court orders, or injunctions. The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. The justices tightened the standards for when a federal court should issue an order to protect the jobs of workers during a union organizing campaign. The court rejected a rule that some courts had applied to orders sought by the National Labor Relations Board in favor of a higher threshold, sought...

Employees, supporters and labor organizers hold signs as they strike a Starbucks location in Los Angeles. The Supreme Court ruled for Starbucks Thursday and limited the power of the judges and the National Labor Relations Board to protect union organizers. In a 9-0 decision, the court overturned a ruling by a federal judge in Tennessee who sided with the NLRB and ordered Starbucks to rehire the so-called “Memphis Seven.” In doing so, the justices set a higher legal standard to prevent judges from deferring to the labor board in pending...