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Second Starbucks store wins union recognition after US labour board ruling
Pro-union pins sit on a table during a watch party for Starbucks' employees union election, December 9, 2021, in Buffalo, New York

STARBUCKS workers at Buffalo’s Genesee Street cafe became the latest to join the Starbucks Workers United revolution sweeping the United States after voting in favour of union representation.

The National Labour Relations Board ruled in favour of the global coffee chain’s employees, who had voted to unionise by a margin of 15 to nine.

Starbucks challenged the initial count, claiming that some of the votes had been cast by workers at another branch. 

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