Starbucks Union Stays in Buffalo as NLRB Tosses Petition to Oust

A Starbucks barista again lost her bid to hold an election to remove the union at a cafe in Buffalo, N.Y., after the National Labor Relations Board refused to overturn an agency official’s decision not to allow the vote to move forward.

The NLRB’s three-member panel ruled Thursday that barista Ariana Cortes’ petition for review raised “no substantial issues” warranting a challenge to Regional Director Linda Leslie’s decision.

Cortes, who is represented by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, filed the paperwork in late April to hold an election to decertify Starbucks Workers United at the downtown Buffalo ...