[yardie]

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-il...

Unfortunately, by reading the first article I'm paywalled from reading the second. But the NLRB judge found them guilty is in the first paragraph.

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From reading the article you linked, it appears they violated the law by refusing to negotiate, not by giving non-union workers benefits that they didn’t give to union workers.

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The NLRB process is to first find the company guilty no matter what, and then look for convenient soundbite-ready justifications later.