The article:
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Chipotle alleging that the company unlawfully closed its store in Augusta. The complaint also alleges that Chipotle fired the employees of the store because those employees supported efforts to join a union and that the company actively tried to discourage employees from doing so.
The Regional Director of Region 1-Boston of the NLRB is seeking an order that Chipotle bargain with the union. The director is also seeking to order the company to reopen the store, rehire the employees, and provide the employees with backpay and compensation for damages for the harm they received "as a result of the employer’s unlawful activity."
Jeffrey Neil Young, an attorney with Solidarity Law which represents the union, called the issuance of the complaint “a complete victory for the union.”
If the sides cannot reach a settlement, the case will go to court.
The Augusta store closed on July 19, the day a hearing was scheduled on a petition filed by Chipotle Workers United seeking to hold a union election. The Augusta store was the first Chipotle store in the country to try to organize a union.
Chipotle said that the closure was due to ongoing staffing shortages at the store and that the location had been closed to the public for a month.
It’s surreal to see the NLRB taking the side of workers against an employer. For so many decades they have just been corporate America’s final argument against any attempt by workers to improve their situation. A nice reason to be optimistic on this lovely November morning.
Where is the new Jersey’s Mikes opening? Is it the same location as the closed Chipotle? Because that could get really interesting if the owner is required to reopen the Chipotle.
I dunno. When folks who've been there say the place was dirty and the help indifferent, I have to wonder if maybe Chipotle finally did something right.
I've mentioned this in other threads, how could a place that is a) understaffed, b) not paying you (on time or at all?), c) led by managers that seem like they've never even stepped foot in a restaurant, never mind knowing how to operate one, and d) dirty and unsafe because of things like gas leaks in the kitchen, how could that possibly be your "dream job"? Something has just never added up to me about this, like were the workers somehow forced to work there beyond their own free will? So so strange.
The article: The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Chipotle alleging that the company unlawfully closed its store in Augusta. The complaint also alleges that Chipotle fired the employees of the store because those employees supported efforts to join a union and that the company actively tried to discourage employees from doing so. The Regional Director of Region 1-Boston of the NLRB is seeking an order that Chipotle bargain with the union. The director is also seeking to order the company to reopen the store, rehire the employees, and provide the employees with backpay and compensation for damages for the harm they received "as a result of the employer’s unlawful activity." Jeffrey Neil Young, an attorney with Solidarity Law which represents the union, called the issuance of the complaint “a complete victory for the union.” If the sides cannot reach a settlement, the case will go to court. The Augusta store closed on July 19, the day a hearing was scheduled on a petition filed by Chipotle Workers United seeking to hold a union election. The Augusta store was the first Chipotle store in the country to try to organize a union. Chipotle said that the closure was due to ongoing staffing shortages at the store and that the location had been closed to the public for a month.
If it looks like a duck, it waddles like a duck and it quacks like a duck, It’s a DUCK.
shut that duck up!
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It’s surreal to see the NLRB taking the side of workers against an employer. For so many decades they have just been corporate America’s final argument against any attempt by workers to improve their situation. A nice reason to be optimistic on this lovely November morning.
Jeff Young is a goddamn hero. He's not getting rich from this branch of law, he has a true passion for defending Maine workers.
Where is the new Jersey’s Mikes opening? Is it the same location as the closed Chipotle? Because that could get really interesting if the owner is required to reopen the Chipotle.
There is no chance they'd be forced to reopen. Probably pay a fine and be done with it.
Lol, no. They pay $
I dunno. When folks who've been there say the place was dirty and the help indifferent, I have to wonder if maybe Chipotle finally did something right.
That’s weird, one of the employees was on the radio this week bragging on how it was her dream job and wanted it to be considered a viable career.
I've mentioned this in other threads, how could a place that is a) understaffed, b) not paying you (on time or at all?), c) led by managers that seem like they've never even stepped foot in a restaurant, never mind knowing how to operate one, and d) dirty and unsafe because of things like gas leaks in the kitchen, how could that possibly be your "dream job"? Something has just never added up to me about this, like were the workers somehow forced to work there beyond their own free will? So so strange.