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Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York

By AP, Dee-Ann Durbin

Starbucks Coffee Emerges As Largest Food Chain in Manhattan NEW YORK - AUGUST 5: Beverage cups featuring the logo of Starbucks Coffee are seen in the new flagship store on 42nd Street August 5, 2003 in New York City. The Seattle-based coffee company has emerged as the largest food chain in the Manhattan borough of New York with 150 outlets. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images/Getty Images)

By AP, Dee-Ann Durbin

BUFFALO, N.Y. — 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.

The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union.

If the labor board certifies the vote -- a process expected to take about a week -- it would be the first for any Starbucks-owned store in the U.S. to unionize.

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

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