A Starbucks location in Arizona could be the next to have workers unionize after being granted a request to hold an election.
The labor group representing the New York and Arizona workers is the Service Employees International Union affiliate Workers United. In response to the Friday ruling, a Starbucks spokesperson referenced a December letter to employees at the New York store in which the company’s North America president Rossann Williams said, "We do not want a union between us as partners," but that "we respect the legal process," and "will bargain in good faith.
Employees at the newly unionized New York store have staged a walkout since Wednesday over what they say are insufficient COVID-19 safeguards and staffing. Starbucks has said it exceeds guidelines from experts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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