Starbucks workers at 3 more NY stores vote to unionize

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) —

Employees at three more Starbucks stores in suburban Buffalo have voted to form unions, a count of ballots revealed Wednesday, bringing to six the number of unionized Starbucks shops and further advancing organizing efforts underway in at least two dozen states.

Workers at stores in Cheektowaga, Amherst and Depew voted by narrow margins in favor of unionizing, according to the National Labor Relations Board’s tally. The count was 8-7 in Cheektowaga, 15-12 in Amherst and 15-12 in Depew.

Union supporters said the close results likely reflected what they described as efforts by Starbucks to intimidate workers as they weighed their choice, including flooding stores with

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