The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency tasked with protecting worker rights, asked a federal court Tuesday for a nationwide cease-and-desist order against Starbucks to stop the coffee chain from firing its employees for union activity. Given the "pattern of Starbucks’ unfair labor practices," it is "necessary to halt Starbucks’ systemic campaign of retaliation," said the NLRB in the filing. @sbworkersunited has accused the company of illegally firing over 150 employees for their unionizing efforts.