
Four Starbucks locations are first in Portland to vote for union
Employees at four Starbucks coffee shops in Portland, Oregon, voted to unionize Tuesday, adding to the store-by-store campaign to organize the Fortune 500 company.
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Employees at four Starbucks coffee shops in Portland, Oregon, voted to unionize Tuesday, adding to the store-by-store campaign to organize the Fortune 500 company.
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