Starbucks Union Cements Win at N.Y. Store as Company Sets Talks

Starbucks Corp. has agreed to negotiate with its first U.S. union at a store in Buffalo, N.Y., solidifying a landmark victory for organized labor.

“From the beginning, we’ve been clear in our belief that we do not want a union between us as partners, and that conviction has not changed,” Rossann Williams, the coffee chain’s executive vice president for North America, wrote in a letter to employees Monday. “However, we have also said that we respect the legal process. This means we will bargain in good faith with the union that represents partners in the one Buffalo store that voted ...