[knownastron]

> Chipotle United plans to ask the NLRB to file an injunction that would prevent Chipotle from closing the Augusta store and allow the union election to go forward.

What does this mean practically?

What happens if they unionize and they decide to close later? Is this Chipotle location forced to remain open indefinitely?

[Justsignedup]

its signaling. they hope to discourage others form unionizing. Ultimately chipotle will have to negotiate because they can't shut down all their stores, or they're burning their own house to prevent you from gaining a dollar.

[_aavaa_]

This is a collective action problem. "They can't fire everyone" only works if everyone (or enough people) demand the change at once. If the unionization attempt happens one store at a time, Chipotle can close them one at a time. And it's gonna get harder and harder to get the next store to try unionizing after they just saw the previous X all get closed down.