Starbucks workers form their 1st union in the U.S. in a big win for labor
Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now, workers at four additional U.S. locations are also pursuing union votes.
by Alina Selyukh
Dec 09, 2021
2 minutes
Updated December 9, 2021 at 3:28 PM ET
Starbucks workers have voted to form their first U.S. union.
Workers from one store in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize, in a watershed moment for Starbucks, which operates 8,953 stores in the United States.
Three Buffalo-area stores held separate union elections. Baristas and shift supervisors
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