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Union leader continues fight against Starbucks Price and Workers United have filed a wrongful termination lawIt has been almost three suit and are seeking to get his job back, along with back pay months since Anthony Price, of Uniondale, was fired from his job and damages. According to the union, Price is one of three Long at a Westbury Starbucks. Price, who was a union leader Island union leaders — all people at his store, says he was fired by of color — who have been fired by Starbucks for upper management infractions that usuin retaliation for his ally do not result in involvement with the ter minations. All store’s union, which three have said they included leading a believe their firings number of strikes were due to their last October and outspoken leaderNovember — one of ship in the union. them on Red Cup Long Island Jobs Day, Nov. 16, 2023. one with Justice, a coaliof the biggest days of tion of labor the year for the cofunions, community fee chain. Three days organizations, conafter the Red Cup gregations and protest, Price says, faith-based organihe and his manager zations, and stugot into an argudents committed to ment, and soon afterprotecting the ward he was fired. rights of working Price had never people, held what it been in any kind of ANTHONY PRICE called a Workers’ trouble at work prior Rights Board hearto this incident, he former Starbucks ing on Feb. 22 in said. The chain uses employee Amityville. what it describes as a It featured Price “progressive discipline model,” meaning that and several other Starbucks being fired is usually a last workers from around Nassau resort, after a series of escalat- County, who detailed their expeing disciplinary steps. According riences as Starbucks employees to Clara Wheatley-Schaller, the for four board members, County political director for Workers Legislator Siela Bynoe; Suffolk United, the union that repre- County Legislator Sam Gonzasents Starbucks employees, there lez; Rashida Tyler, department was no progressive discipline in director of the State Council of Price’s case, and there have been Churches; and Mary Anne similar incidents in the West- Trasciatti, director of labor studbury store that have not led to ies at Hofstra University. The board listened to the terminations. Since his firing in December, ConTinUeD on Page 9
By BRANDON CRUZ
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Courtesy The Kelly Clarkson Show
Uniondale High School junior and future reporter Danie Henry appeared on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ where she met one of her role models, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Uniondale High junior Danie Henry appears on ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ By BRANDON CRUZ bcruz@liherald.com
It’s not often that a high school junior knows exactly what she wants to be, but Uniondale High’s Danie Henry has had a career in mind ever since she was a little girl: to be a reporter, and to serve as a voice for those who don’t have the platform to effectively advocate for themselves and their causes. Henry told the Herald that her dream is to work for a national network like CNN. She has loved telling stories, she said, since her youth, and credited her father with introducing her to journalism and teaching her the ins and outs of American politics. “He always had the news on the TV,” she said. Henry got her first shot at preparing for her
future when she appeared on NBC’s “Kelly Clarkson Show” last week. Henry, who is heavily involved in her local church, got the chance to appear on the show through another church member, who works for NBC and noticed her passion and ambition. She ultimately pitched the idea to bring her on the show, and the producers agreed she would be perfect. “I had such a great time,” Danie said of her appearance on Feb. 22. “I was treated like a celebrity.” But what really made her appearance special wasn’t her newfound celebrity status, but rather a huge surprise that host Kelly Clarkson had planned for Danie — bringing out and introducing her to one of her role models, White House Press Secretary Karine JeanConTinUeD on Page 4
’ve never been so much as written up. But the moment I stand up for myself and my coworkers, I’m met with immediate termination.