Random article about Chicago, but this news has been all over my feeds. Reeks of union busting to me. They closed one of the six-in-the-world Reserve Roasteries, the one in Seattle, overnight. Workers got dressed before the crack of dawn to find their workplace boarded up with a sign on the door. The night shift was sent home early for “building maintenance” which was just time to board up the place.
No idea on numbers.
According to reddit about 1/3 of closures are union stores