Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Update : Progressive media organization More Perfect Union reported that the votes at a third Buffalo-area store were in, with 15 people voting to unionize and nine people opposing unionization. 'Seven additional ballots were challenged and will be opened later, but a source close to the union is confident that these ballots will not change the final outcome,' More Perfect Union said.
' 'History made!' tweeted Starbucks Workers United, the group of employees who are working to unionize for fairer pay and working conditions. According to Rep. Chuy Garcia , the development is 'a major win for the labor movement. During the pandemic we saw record-breaking profits go to corporations while workers were left behind. Workers are saying enough is enough, and when unions fight, workers win.
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