Starbucks workers in Buffalo vote to unionize in company first

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A Starbucks store in upstate New York made history on Thursday by becoming the first Starbucks location in the United States to form a union.

The Buffalo coffee shop is one of three Starbucks in the area whose employees voted on whether to organize. The vote total was 19 workers in favor of forming a union versus eight who voted against it.

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