Episode 258: Critics Opening Up Attacks on Chipotle over Recent Closures

Chipotle Is feeling the heat as criticism piles up on their decision to close a store in Maine that had voted to organize. We take a look at that situation and try to be predictive of how the National Labor Relations Board will react. And speaking of the NLRB, the the Board has signed yet another Memorandum of Understanding will a fellow federal agency to work collaboratively against employers on issues of employee misclassification, discrimination and union organizing among others. We’ll discuss the impact of this unprecedented level of federal coordination and what it means for the industry. And the primary season is in full force with Maryland having well publicized contests and Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin in the next few weeks. We’ll take a look and see what trendlines are unfolding. We’ll discuss those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.