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A half-dozen local baristas say they are plodding forward with their unionization fight, despite it dragging on without a contract in the 15 Massachusetts union stores.

Workers at three big-box stores — Trader Joe’s, Barnes and Noble, and Michaels — formed unions in and around the Mountain Farms mall, with each becoming the first freestanding location in their respective national chains to organize.

Student resident assistants who oversee campus life — and who say their responsibilities have ballooned with time — have joined forces at BU, Tufts, and Mount Holyoke.

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