{"id":2466793,"date":"2025-07-25T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-union-sues-starbucks-and-jimmy-johns-vendors\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:06:19","slug":"house-union-sues-starbucks-and-jimmy-johns-vendors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-union-sues-starbucks-and-jimmy-johns-vendors\/","title":{"rendered":"House union sues Starbucks and Jimmy John\u2019s vendors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-union-sues-starbucks-and-jimmy-johns-vendors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2466793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >union representing service workers<\/a> in the U.S. House of Representatives is suing the vendors operating starbucks and Jimmy john&#8217;s locations as part of a cafeteria menu overhaul that is resulting in job losses. Unite Here Local 23 alleges that under D.C.law, the new vendors are required to hire existing employees from the previous restaurants-Dunkin&#8217; and Subway-for a 90-day period, followed by permanent employment if job performance is satisfactory. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-teachers-union-claims-california-is-propagating-structural-racism-by-reopening-schools\/\" title=\"LA Teachers ... Claims California Is \u2018Propagating Structural Racism\u2019 By Reopening Schools\">union claims<\/a> that these vendors have not offered jobs to certain displaced workers, citing wrongful termination suits involving three employees. The lawsuits target the contracted companies running these eateries rather then Starbucks and Jimmy John&#8217;s themselves. The union is also coordinating a boycott urging lawmakers and visitors to avoid several new vendors taking over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">food service<\/a> in House office buildings. Two vendors have agreed to hire some former Sodexo workers, but the overall impact on nearly 200 affected employees remains uncertain. A court hearing is scheduled for October 17.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House union sues Starbucks and Jimmy John&rsquo;s vendors over eatery shakeup&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2181996\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> A union representing service workers for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House of Representatives<\/a> is suing <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/starbucks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Starbucks<\/a>&nbsp;and Jimmy John&rsquo;s vendors&nbsp;<\/span>over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3415374\/house-cafeteria-menu-makeover-local-chains-fan-favorites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">menu changeover<\/a> that is leaving employees without jobs.<\/p>\n<p>In a pair of suits reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Unite Here Local 23 is seeking relief for food staff whose employment is ending as the House overhauls its restaurant offerings. The lawsuits are not directed at Starbucks and Jimmy John&rsquo;s but rather at two companies that have contracted to run the locations in the Longworth and Rayburn office buildings on their behalf.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3482364\/house-ethics-aoc-met-gala-pay-2700-tax-the-rich-dress\/\">House Ethics asks AOC to pay $2,700 for Met Gala appearance that violated gift rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3482275\/house-republicans-big-beautiful-bill-working-group\/\">House Republicans announce &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; 2.0 working group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3482101\/dnc-epstein-target-online-right-wing-audiences-new-ad\/\">DNC to target online right-wing audiences with new Epstein ad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The suits, filed before the District of Columbia&rsquo;s civil courts division on July 18, allege that under <a href=\"https:\/\/code.dccouncil.gov\/us\/dc\/council\/code\/sections\/32-102\">D.C. law<\/a>, the vendors are obligated to hire existing Dunkin&rsquo; and Subway employees from the restaurants they are replacing for 90 days and then offer them permanent employment if their job performance is &ldquo;satisfactory.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Local 23, which represents Sodexo employees whose contracts are ending under a larger reshuffling of House eateries, claims that jobs have not been offered to its members, naming three workers in its wrongful termination suits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">According to court documents, a hearing date for the defendants,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/portal-dc.tylertech.cloud\/app\/RegisterOfActions\/#\/740A103D81C83242BF1773FB2BFC967D1EBC4C4EEA7664D6D3406568F58BA70AB10EE34A19E74F6C9437B89D5C2F1FDBAA95F9124D28B2603A7D5D238DF5C8392093E8BCA95AE6240E1C85EB89471400\/anon\/portalembed\" target=\"_blank\">Elite Retail Group<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/portal-dc.tylertech.cloud\/app\/RegisterOfActions\/#\/107DDDB443B300D0A2AE4FB20EC203E30C2A627EEA1E2E90BD15A5DFF66372770995989D2D3585E0A139FD2E4DA5BE2F2F86C18326B59D0F32BA2C5266FD8449AEDD01DB7986A320CB9F0C47AF6186DA\/anon\/portalembed\" target=\"_blank\">FCW Investments<\/a>, has been set for Oct. 17<\/span>. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted the defendants for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuits coincide with a boycott announced this week alongside members of the Congressional Labor Caucus. Local 23 is asking lawmakers, staffers, and visitors not to frequent at least five vendors that will take over the current offerings in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Dunkin&rsquo; in the Longworth House Office Building closed this week. (David Sivak\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3415374\/house-cafeteria-menu-makeover-local-chains-fan-favorites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOUSE GETS MENU MAKEOVER WITH LOCAL CHAINS AND FAN FAVORITES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two of the vendors, Metz and TMCA, have agreed to hire a subset of the Sodexo workers, according to a union representative, but it is not yet clear how many of its nearly 200 House employees will retain their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>In the suits, Local 23 claims that the Starbucks vendor has not offered a job to two Dunkin&rsquo; employees who submitted applications and that the Jimmy John&rsquo;s operator allowed a Subway employee to interview, but at a separate franchise location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2181996\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2181996\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House union sues vendors over job losses in eatery changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2466794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dunkin-Donuts-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[43785,39871,4585,9843,59916],"class_list":["post-2466793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jimmy-johns","tag-labor-union","tag-lawsuit","tag-starbucks","tag-vendors"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dunkin-Donuts-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2466793"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2466797,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2466793\/revisions\/2466797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2466794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2466793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2466793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2466793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}