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Rochester Starbucks announce plans to unionize

Starbucks workers in the Rochester area Monday looked to follow many other Starbucks employees in an effort to unionize. The Mt. Hope location and the location in the Whole Foods project in Brighton are both looking to unionize.

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Starbucks workers petitioning to unionize at 50 US stores

Starbucks Corp. employees are now petitioning to unionize at around 50 stores across the U.S., rapidly expanding the reach of a campaign that last month established the sole unionized foothold among the chain’s thousands of corporate-run U.S. sites.

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Starbucks union push spreads to 54 stores in 19 states

Employees at 54 stores in 19 states are pursuing union elections, according to organizers. Fifteen of those stores joined the union drive on Monday, petitioning the federal labor officials to set a vote. The filing coincides with the start of contract negotiations between Starbucks and unionized workers in Buffalo.

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