Union drive at Manhattan roastery shows spirit of Starbucks workers

Since the first winning drive in Buffalo, 18 US locations have unionized - including at the chichi New York reserve'

When Starbucks opened it flagship reserve roastery in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan in late 2018, the sleek, inspiring, coffee extravaganza" was supposed to show the world a new, more sophisticated side of the coffee chain.

A 10ft, 2,000lb copper sculpture of the Starbucks siren logo presides over the space, which includes a coffee roasting manufacturing plant, a terrarium based on Starbucks' coffee farm in Costa Rica, a mixology bar that offers cocktails, an on-site bakery, a coffee roastery scoop bar, and full dine-in service.