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Starbucks workers in Buffalo vote to join union

Headline from The Buffalo News, on the newest of 2 developments

Workers at a Starbucks store in Buffalo voted to join a union, making it the first company-owned store in the United States to organize.

The Buffalo News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Starbucks Workers in Buffalo to Decide This Week Whether to Form Coffee Chain's First U.S. Union

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Starbucks workers in Buffalo vote to join union

    Headline from The Buffalo News ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Starbucks Workers in Buffalo to Decide This Week Whether to Form Coffee Chain's First U.S. Union (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Starbucks workers at three cafes in Buffalo, New York voted this week to decide if they will form a union.

  2. CBS News

    Starbucks workers vote on union in upstate New York (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Labor board rejects coffee chain's bid to stop the counting of ballots at three stores seeking to organize.

  3. New York Times

    Starbucks workers at a Buffalo store unionize in a contentious vote. (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The coffee chain’s executives sought to persuade workers to reject the union in an election campaign that began in late August. Workers at a second store voted not to unionize.

  4. Bowling Green Daily News

    In a first, Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections, raising the possibility of a new labor model for

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Starbucks workers at Buffalo store form 1st U.S. union (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    In a first, Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, N.Y. (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

  7. Insider

    Starbucks workers vote to form a union at a Buffalo store, the first in the country (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The employees at the Elmwood Ave Starbucks location voted 19 to eight in favor of forming a union according to the count by officials on Thursday.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees.

  9. Vox

    What the first Starbucks union means for workers everywhere (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    A Starbucks in New York is the first in the US to unionize.

  10. The Week

    Watch workers in Buffalo excitedly celebrate becoming the nation's first unionized Starbucks (opens The Week)

    Published

  11. Forbes

    Starbucks Workers In Buffalo Form Coffee Giant’s First U.S. Union (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The move could give a boost to similar efforts around the country.

  12. CBS News

    Starbucks workers vote for a union, a first for coffee chain (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    More than 80 baristas and shift supervisors from three upstate New York stores approve joining labor group.

  13. The Buffalo News

    Starbucks workers in Buffalo vote to join union (opens The Buffalo News)

    Published

    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Workers at a Starbucks store in Buffalo voted to join a union, making it the first company-owned store in the United States to organize.

  14. Insider

    See the letter a Starbucks manager just sent to workers at the store that just voted to unionize (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Starbucks workers in one Buffalo, New York store just voted to form a union on Thursday.

  15. Forbes

    Following ‘Striketober,’ A Starbucks Store In Upstate New York Voted To Form A Union (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    In an historic event, Starbucks workers in a Buffalo, New York store voted to form a union—the first of its nearly 9,000 company-owned stores.

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Starbucks store workers back union (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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