Massachusetts Starbucks workers push to unionize after New York win

Boston workers at two stores were inspired by Buffalo workers who succeeded in unionizing in at least one branch

Starbucks workers at two stores in Massachusetts have filed for union elections to join SEIU affiliate Workers United, citing inspiration from the union organizing campaign in Buffalo, New York.

In Buffalo at least one Starbucks branch has successfully won their union election, becoming the first corporate Starbucks location to unionize in the US and being hailed as a significant win for the US labor movement.