Starbucks v. NLRB

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Case overview

Case Number:

24-60516

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

Agency 

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  1. December 02, 2025

    5th Circ. Weighs If Ex-Starbucks CEO Made Anti-Union Threat

    A Fifth Circuit panel pressed Starbucks Corp. to explain how former CEO Howard Schultz's comments telling a pro-union employee they could find another job did not run afoul of labor law, saying Tuesday the comments could be seen as threatening retaliation.

  2. June 02, 2025

    NLRB Tells 5th Circ. To Ding Starbucks For Ex-CEO's Remark

    The Fifth Circuit must find that the National Labor Relations Board rightly concluded former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz illegally told a pro-union worker they could "go work for another company," the board argued, saying a reasonable employee would consider the remark as a threat.

  3. April 01, 2025

    Starbucks Fights NLRB Ruling On Ex-CEO's Town Hall Remark

    A National Labor Relations Board decision from October finding that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz unlawfully threatened workers during an employee town hall threatens to trample on employers' free speech rights, the company told the Fifth Circuit as it seeks to reverse the decision.