Compass Coffee in Washington D.C. is facing accusations of union-busting after seven of its locations decided to unionize. The company allegedly launched a significant campaign to thwart the union efforts, including firing managers, listing CEOs and an Uber lobbyist as baristas, and potentially using a fake Twitter account. Workers claim that Compass Coffee has added 124 employees, a 190% increase in staff, to influence the upcoming union election on July 16. Additionally, the company is accused of manipulating worker schedules and flooding cafes with inexperienced employees. Compass Coffee United, the group organizing the union, plans to file an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
Workers at Compass Coffee accuse D.C. company of trying to sabotage union election https://t.co/SUFqMSRLKq https://t.co/0xTAUfobIG
Shame on Compass Coffee for engaging in these sorts of illegal union busting efforts. As a regular customer, I'm sending my best wishes to the @CompassCoffeeU organizers, who deserve fair working conditions https://t.co/pERYSNrr7D
Compass Coffee United says that it intends to file an unfair labor practices complaint against the company with the National Labor Relations Board. https://t.co/mFXcgjgTjq
According to Compass Coffee United, the company has manipulated worker schedules to make the new hires eligible for the union election and has flooded cafes with new and inexperienced employees. https://t.co/mFXcgjgTjq
“Our election is July 16. Compass Coffee has proven they will do whatever they need to stop this from happening. Breaking the law, calling in favors from friends, adding customers and partnerships to their list of baristas in order to stop this union." https://t.co/mFXcgjgTjq
The group trying to unionize Compass Coffee workers accused the company last week of union-busting after announcing it would add 124 workers. According to the workers, that constitutes a 190% increase in Compass Coffee staff. https://t.co/mFXcgjhr8Y
🇺🇸 DC coffee chain lists CEOs and Uber lobbyist as baristas to halt union drive https://t.co/fFJdJ63ZHJ
Workers at Compass Coffee accuse D.C. company of trying to sabotage union election https://t.co/uqWJL9MPqw
A Starbucks workers’ union https://t.co/MjWH4qf3Jz
THREAD: How far will bosses go to bust a union? After seven Compass Coffees in Washington DC decided to unionize, the company launched a huge union-busting campaign. The bosses are firing managers, bringing in an Uber lobbyist, and maybe even using a fake Twitter account.
In much the same way people criticize climate orgs for undermining their core policy mission to stake out aesthetic opposition/disaffiliation with Dems, people should be criticizing union leaders for stunts like this https://t.co/ZYKoTm6hio
Claiming that a lobbyist from Uber & CEOs from other companies are workers in order to rig a union election is totally absurd & disgusting. I strongly support Compass Workers and call on Compass Coffee DC to respect the rights of their workers to organize & end its union busting.
Claiming that a lobbyist from Uber & CEOs from other companies are workers in order to rig a union election is totally absurd & disgusting. I strongly support @CompassWorkers and call on @CompassCoffeeDC to respect the rights of their workers to organize & end its union busting. https://t.co/4JVuP3DqqO