West Virginia Starbucks location petitions for union election

FLATWOODS, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia Starbucks location was one of 14 in the last week to file a petition for a union election.

Starbucks Workers United said in a press release that Starbucks baristas at the Flatwoods Factory location filed a petition Monday with the National Labor Relations Board.

The stores that have recently unionized sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan this month , citing a lack of hours, a lack of increased staffing on promotional days and understaffing as concerns.

Those stores include:

• Speedway & Park – Tucson, AZ
• Capitol Square Mall – San Jose, CA
• Wheaton Way & Sylvan Way – Bremerton, WA (Seattle Area)
• Beechmont & Five Mile – Cincinnati, OH
• Holcomb Bridge & Holcomb Woods – Roswell, GA (Atlanta Area)
• North Point & Haynes Bridge – Alpharetta, GA (Atlanta Area)
• Sepulveda & Vose – Van Nuys, CA (Los Angeles Area)
• Massachusetts Ave – Indianapolis, IN
• Essex Junction – Burlington, VT
• Broadway & Canal – New York City, NY
• Woods Cross – 2600 S & I-15 – Woods Cross, UT
• Mall at Robinson Level 1 – Pittsburgh, PA
• Holiday Manor – Louisville, KY
• Flatwoods Factory – Sutton, WV

The union said in the release that more filings are expected to come throughout July.

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