15-minute grocery delivery services are now letting people inside their stores On April 1, the three-story Reserve shop in Chelsea became the first Starbucks location in NYC to unionize. have voted to unionize, and more than 150 stores are in the process of holding elections. It is unclear when the other three shops will begin their elections.ĭespite Starbucks management’s strong opposition to unionization efforts, momentum keeps building: As of April 13, 16 Starbucks stores across the U.S. The Astoria store will begin its election process in the first week of May, according to the publication. Staffers at one of Starbucks’ fancy Reserve stores in Williamsburg, plus an Astoria outpost, a shop in Long Island, and an upstate location in Rockland County, have filed petitions to hold union elections at their respective stores, Commercial Observer reports. The unionization wave at coffee giant Starbucks is continuing to gain steam in New York.
