Starbucks Faces Complaints Over Union Election Results (1)

December 17, 2021, 2:15 PM UTCUpdated: December 17, 2021, 7:45 PM UTC

The union that won a landmark vote at a Starbucks Corp. location in Buffalo, N.Y, last week is trying to overturn an unsuccessful vote at another area store.

The labor group, Workers United, urged the National Labor Relations Board in a filing late Thursday to reject the results of the failed union vote, saying that Starbucks waged a “shock and awe” campaign to intimidate workers. It filed an identical complaint for a store where the election results are still in question.

“The psychological harm on the employees cannot be overstated, since they had to contend with dozens of managers in ...

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