Chicago, sometimes called the “hometown of the American labor movement,” dealt a setback Tuesday to the nationwide union organizing drive targeting Starbucks. In a ballot count for three city locations, employees at two of the stores rejected union membership.
Baristas and other eligible workers assigned to stores at 155 N. Wabash Ave. and 2543 N. California Ave. opted not to join Workers United, part of the Service Employees International Union. Staff assigned to a store at 1174 E. 55th St. narrowly voted in favor of the union.
