High Court to Hear Starbucks Case Over Fired Union Workers (2)

Starbucks Corp. convinced the US Supreme Court to consider its attempt to escape a federal judge’s order to rehire a group of union activists in Memphis, Tenn., that the coffee giant fired after they spoke on the local news about their organizing effort.

By granting Starbucks’ petition for review Friday, the justices could resolve a split among federal circuit courts over the legal test used to evaluate National Labor Relations Board requests for temporary injunctions against companies that are accused of violating federal labor law.

Starbucks taking its fight over a temporary reinstatement order all the way to the Supreme ...