Labor advocates protest firing of Gulch Barista Parlor employee

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm$A62<:?8 E@ C6A@CE6CD 27E6CH2C5[ rCFK\{óA6K D2:5 D96 925 366? E2=<:?8 E@ >2?286>6?E 23@FE C2:D:?8 H286D D:?46 ~4E@36C a_a`[ 3FE :E H2D?’E F?E:= y2?F2CJ E92E D96 C62=:K65 @E96C 6>A=@J66D 925 D:>:=2C 4@?46C?D] q67@C6 96C E6C>:?2E:@?[ D96 D2:5[ E96 32D6 H286 7@C 32C:DE2D DE2CE65 2E Sh A6C 9@FC] k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmrCFK\{óA6K D2:5 D96 2?5 96C 76==@H 6>A=@J66D 925 E2=<65 23@FE F?:@?:K:?8[ 3FE E92E E96J 5:5?VE 92G6 E96 492?46 E@ AFCDF6 :E 367@C6 96C E6C>:?2E:@?] p7E6C D96 H2D 7:C65[ q2C:DE2 !2C=@C 6>A=@J66D C646:G65 2 C2:D6] $96 5@6D?’E 36=:6G6 2?J @E96C @C82?:K:?8 677@CED 92G6 4@?E:?F65]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmrCFK\{óA6K D2:5 D96 H2D 7:C65 G:2 2 A9@?6 42==] %96 C62D@?D 8:G6? 7@C 96C E6C>:?2E:@? H6C6 E92E D96 925 366? 5:DC6DA64E7F= 5FC:?8 2 >2?286CD’ >66E:?8 2?5 E92E D96 D66>65 F?92AAJ H:E9 H@C<] $96 D2:5 2E %9FCD52JVD 6G6?E E92E D96 925?VE C646:G65 2 HC:E6\FA H9:=6 H@C<:?8 7@C q2C:DE2 !2C=@C :? E96 A2DE[ 2?5 36=:6G6D E96 C62= C62D@? H2D C6E2=:2E:@? 7@C 96C @C82?:K:?8 H@C<]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?=C3]8@G^23@FE\?=C3^C:89ED\H6\AC@E64E^H92ED\=2HQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmu656C2= =2Hk^2m AC@E64ED 6>A=@J66D 6?828:?8 :? DF49 24E:G:E:6D] rCFK\{óA6K D2:5 D96 7:=65 2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?=C3]8@G^42D6^`_\rp\ahfhbfQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm&?72:C {23@C !C24E:46 4@>A=2:?E H:E9 E96 }2E:@?2= {23@C #6=2E:@?D q@2C5k^2m 62C=:6C E9:D H66<] $96 6IA64ED 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? H:== D9@H 2 9:DE@CJ @7 q2C:DE2 !2C=@C F?56CA2J:?8 6>A=@J66D[ 2?5 E92E >@C6 H@C<6CD H:== 4@>6 7@CH2C5 H:E9 E96:C @H? DE@C:6D]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm(@C<6CD’ s:8?:EJ[ 2 =@42= =23@C 25G@424J 46?E6C[ 96=A65 @C82?:K6 E96 AC@E6DE 2=@?8D:56 #~r |FD:4 r:EJ[ 2 8C@FA 565:42E65 E@ DFAA@CE:?8 H@C<6CD :? E96 7@@5 2?5 5C:?< :?5FDECJ] $A62<6CD 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 E96 @C82?:K2E:@?D 2=D@ DA@<6[ 2D 5:5 2 >6>36C @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HA=?]@C8^A@DE^H@C<6CD\2E\E9C66\3C@E96CD\4@7766\:?\?2D9G:==6\G@E6\E@\F?:@?:K6\>2<:?8\E96>\2>@?8\E96\7:CDE\:?\E96\DE2E6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmDF446DD7F= F?:@? 5C:G6 2E %9C66 qC@E96CD r@7766k^2m]k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm~C82?:K6CD 5:5 ?@E 2AA62C E@ 36 42==:?8 7@C 2 3@J4@EE[ H:E9 !2:86 |4r2J @7 #~r |FD:4 r:EJ 6?4@FC28:?8 A6@A=6 E@ E:A 32C:DE2D :7 E96J H6?E :? 7@C 4@7766] “xEVD ?@E E96:C 72F=E[Q D2:5 |4r2J[ Q2?5 ?@E 8@:?8 :? E96C6[ E92EVD @?=J 8@:?8 E@ 9FCE E96>]”k^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx? 2 DE2E6>6?E[ q2C:DE2 !2C=@C 7@F?56C 2?5 @H?6C p?5J |F>>2 56?:65 E96 2==682E:@?Dik^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i 46?E6CjQ 5:ClQ=ECQmk6>m(6 7F==J C6;64E E96 4=2:>D E92E 92G6 366? >256] %96 2==682E:@?D 2C6 D:>A=J ?@E ECF6] t>A=@J>6?E 2E q2C:DE2 !2C=@C[ =:<6 6G6CJ 3FD:?6DD[ :D 32D65 @? 4@?5F4E 2?5 A6C7@C>2?46[ A6C:@5] ]]]k^6>mk^Am

kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i 46?E6CjQ 5:ClQ=ECQmk6>mq2C:DE2 !2C=@C DFAA@CED :ED 6>A=@J66D[ >2?J @7 H9:49 92G6 366? H:E9 E96 4@>A2?J 7@C J62CD E92?<D E@ E96 62C?:?8 A@E6?E:2= 2?5 36?67:ED H6 AC@G:56 H9:49 :?4=F56D c_`< >2E49[ 962=E9 36?67:ED >2E49[ G242E:@? A2J[ 2?5 7C66 6>A=@J66 7@@5 2?5 5C:?<]  x? 255:E:@?[ 36EH66? 32D6 9@FC=J C2E6D 2?5 E:AD[ @FC q2C:DE2D 62C? 7C@> 2AAC@I:>2E6=J S`d E@ >@C6 E92? Sad A6C 9@FC]  (6’C6 AC@F5 @7 @FC 3FD:?6DD H9:49 H6’G6 8C@H? @C82?:42==J :? }2D9G:==6 @G6C E96 =2DE E6? J62CD]k^6>mk^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQm|F>>2 255D E92E q2C:DE2 !2C=@C 92D ?@E J6E C646:G65 E96 &!{ 4@>A=2:?E 3FE Q@?46 H6 C646:G6 :E[ H6 H:== G:8@C@FD=J 5676?5 282:?DE 2?J 72=D6 2==682E:@?D :? E96 2AAC@AC:2E6 7@CF>]Qk^Am

kA 5:ClQ=ECQmrCFK\{óA6K >2:?E2:?D D96’D E6==:?8 E96 ECFE9] “x7 E96JVC6 72=D6[ x H2?E E@ <?@H H9J 5:5 J@F 8:G6 6G6CJ@?6 2 C2:D6 27E6C x H2D 7:C65n (9J 5:5?VE J@F 4@>>F?:42E6 H:E9 6G6CJ@?6 E92E E9:D C2:D6 H2D 4@>:?8n ~C H9J 5:5?VE J@F H2?E E@ >66E H:E9 FDn”k^Am

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6D46?6]4@>^7@@505C:?<^762EFC6D^32C:DE2\A2C=@C\9:ED\`_\J62CD\@7\AC@G:5:?8\2\5:776C6?E\A6CDA64E:G6\@?\4@7766^2CE:4=604fb`e_e_\43`c\``64\hd4e\37c5egc5f4gd]9E>=RiOiE6IElq2C:DE2Ta_!2C=@CTa_@77:4:2==JTa_EFC?DTa_`_[5:5Ta_:?Ta_E96Ta_62C=JTa_52JD]Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm%96 q2C:DE2 !2C=@C 3C2?5 EFC?D `_ J62CD @=5 E9:D J62C[k^2m 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]E6??6DD62?]4@>^DE@CJ^>@?6J^:?5FDEC:6D^a_aa^_e^a_^?2D9G:==6\32C:DE2\A2C=@C\A2CE?6CD\D@>6C2C@25\>@G6\?6H\H6586H@@5\9@FDE@?\9625BF2CE6CD^fedfha___`^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmk6>m%96 %6??6DD62?k^6>mk^2m C6A@CED :E :D ?@H A=2??:?8 E@ 6IA2?5 E@ x?5:2?2A@=:D 2?5 {@F:DG:==6]k^Am

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?2D9G:==6D46?6]4@>^?6HD^A:E9:?E96H:?5^=23@C\25G@42E6D\AC@E6DE\7:C:?8\@7\8F=49\32C:DE2\A2C=@C\6>A=@J66^2CE:4=6047g6ae4e\7b`6\``64\33gf\736gd657`bd6]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmk6>m%9:D DE@CJ H2D 7:CDE AF3=:D965 3J !@DE D:DE6C AF3=:42E:@? }2D9G:==6 $46?6]k^6>mk^2mk^Am