National Labor Relations Board: Starbucks illegally closed 3 Portland locations

Federal regulators claim the company illegally closed nearly two dozen stores nationwide.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint on Wednesday, alleging that Starbucks illegally closed 23 of its stores to suppress union organizing. 

Federal regulators also said that the company needs to reopen each of the locations, including three in Portland: at SW 4th and Morrison, at Gateway in Northeast and at Kearney Plaza in the Pearl. More than a year after the closures, the storefronts sit vacant. 

When the company initially announced the closure of two back in July 2022, leaders cited safety concerns as a primary reason. However,

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