NPR Seattle Previews IWW-Starbucks Trial

Submitted on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 3:03am

SEATTLE, WA (2007-07-06) Starbucks has long enjoyed a reputation as an excellent place to work. But now, Baristas in New York have compared the coffee giant to

Wal-mart -- for a series of attempts at union-bashing. The National Labor Relations Board is backing the union, and lawyers on both sides of the issue will argue before a New York judge on Monday (7-9-07) morning.