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Starbucks in Battle Against Union Organizers

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is asking a US court to make Starbucks rehire three workers. According to the NLRB, Starbucks wrongfully fired these employees because they were members of a union organizing committee. In recent years, 30 Starbucks stores have joined unions and over 220 more stores are planning to vote on it.

Pro-union Starbucks workers say that they want better pay, benefits, scheduling, and safety. The NLRB has received more than 100 complaints from Starbucks employees who say they lost their jobs after showing support for joining a union. Kolton Gosnell, a college student who worked at Starbucks as a shift manager, says that he was wrongfully fired for wearing a union pin and speaking at pro-union demonstrations.

Starbucks says that Gosnell and the other employees were fired for breaking rules. Gosnell, for example, went behind the counter and made himself a drink even though he was signed out. Gosnell agreed that he broke Starbucks' policy, but he explained that many employees do the same and never get in trouble. He claims that Starbucks fired him because of his pro-union position.

The case isn't over yet — it will be heard by an NLRB judge on June 14. Injunctions are meant to give temporary relief to workers who have to wait for their cases to be heard in court, a process that can take months.

There are currently more than 180 open NLRB cases about unfair labor practices involving Starbucks, according to the organization's records.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Labor /ˈleɪbər/ noun עבודה

    physical or mental effort: work

    Getting the job done will require many hours of difficult labor.

  • Union /ˈjunjən/ noun הִתאַחֲדוּת

    an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members

    She joined the teachers' union.

  • Wrongfully /ˈrɔŋfəli/ adverb בטעות

    not legal, fair, or moral

    She was wrongfully accused.

  • Claims /kleɪmz/ verb טוען

    to say that (something) is true when some people may say it is not true

    She claims that the landlord owes her money.

  • Injunctions /(ɪnˈʤʌŋkʃənz/ noun צווי מניעה

    an order from a court of law that says something must be done or must not be done

    We hear endless injunctions to build a sense of community among staff.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do you like Starbucks?
  2. Is there any Starbucks in your country?
  3. Imagine that you're Gosnell. Would you like to be rehired by Starbucks? Why or why not?
  4. In your opinion, why is Starbucks so popular all over the world?
  5. In your country, are unions very strong?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. According to the NLRB, why did Starbucks wrongfully fire the employees?

  2. What do pro-union Starbucks workers want?

  3. How did Gosnell break Starbucks' policy?

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