US Supreme Court examines firings of pro-union Starbucks workers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped into the contentious unionization drive at Starbucks, hearing arguments in the coffee chain's challenge to a judicial order requiring it to rehire seven employees at a Tennessee cafe who were fired as they pursued efforts to organize. The company has appealed a lower court's approval of an injunction sought by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board ordering the reinstatement of the workers. It is a case that could make it harder to bring a quick halt to labor practices challenged as unfair under federal law while the NLRB resolves complaints.