Two dozen former Augusta employees of Chipotle Mexican Grill in Augusta will receive back pay. The agreement is part of their settlement reached since the store closed last July when worker’s talked of joining a union.
Chipotle has agreed to to pay a total of $240,000, with back pay ranging from $5,800 to $21,000.
BREAKING: Chipotle must pay $240,000 to 24 workers in Augusta, Maine after the company illegally closed down the store they tried to unionize.
Under a settlement, the company must also post notices at 40 stores that they won't break the law and close stores if workers organize.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 27, 2023
Chipotle has reportedly agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees of its shuttered Augusta location as part of a settlement for closing the restaurant in the middle of a union organizing drive. Chipotle still claims they did nothing wrong. https://t.co/ZiRYGkMG1y
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 27, 2023
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