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A Starbucks in New York is the first in the US to unionize.

Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections, raising the possibility of a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant.

A growing effort to unionize Starbucks stores — despite company resistance — is facing its first major test.

Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the latest

"Its as though you are making drinks under the pressure of trying to defuse a ticking time bomb," one Starbucks employee said.

Starbucks workers have voted to unionize in Buffalo, New York over the company's objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the

Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees.

A Buffalo-area Starbucks voted to unionize Thursday, with two more nearby locations still counting votes.