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Labor advocates on Thursday cheered a U.S. federal judge's order compelling Starbucks to reinstate seven employees who were illegally fired from their Memphis store earlier this year for leading a unionization campaign. 'We hope this ruling brings comfort to our partners in the Memphis area and shows them the power they can have in a union.' U.S.
'Today's federal court decision ordering Starbucks to reinstate the seven unlawfully fired Starbucks workers in Memphis is a crucial step in ensuring that these workers, and all Starbucks workers, can freely exercise their right to join together to improve their working conditions and form a union,' NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a statement following the ruling.
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