Albuquerque Starbucks votes to unionize, 1st store in the state

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) — New Mexico is about to have its first unionized Starbucks store, according to organizers.

A majority of rank-and-file workers at an Albuquerque site of the Seattle coffee giant voted to unionize on Thursday, said Starbucks Workers United, the group seeking to organize U.S. Starbucks stores. The vote was 10 to 7 for a union.

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