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Ranking Member Cassidy Demands Accountability from NLRB for Abusing Authority, Influencing Union Elections on Behalf of Labor Organizers
July 19, 2024 // In early 2023, a whistleblower came forward with information and documents alleging that NLRB regional officials in St. Louis, MO improperly coordinated with Starbucks Workers United (SWU) to tip union elections in favor of SWU. Following an investigation into the claims, the NLRB Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that NLRB officials in St. Louis engaged in “gross mismanagement” in an attempt to promote a union election victory at a Starbucks retail location. Similar allegations of improper election management have also been made at the NLRB’s Buffalo, NY office. On June 6, the NLRB OIG released another report detailing serious issues in the NLRB’s mail ballot election system, including the Board’s failure to ensure that all employees received a ballot in a union election. Specifically, OIG found that a staggering 49 percent of elections audited had instances of at least one voter not receiving a ballot. This gross mismanagement undermines the union election process, preventing all workers from having a voice on whether they want their workplace to be unionized.