While the world moves on from the events of 2020 and the pandemic fades through the rear-view mirror, a cluster of fallout still clings to Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee retailer.
The operational stress of the pandemic, as well as concerns over in-store safety1 , catalysed demand for unionisation in the company’s most integral market, the United States.
Since the first store won its union vote in Buffalo, New York, in December 2021, over 330 stores in 38 states have filed for an election, yielding more than 250 successfully unionised stores.
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