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Union petitions were up 56% in last 9 months, federal labor agency says

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 15, 2022

Young, college-educated workers at individual retail establishments like Starbucks stores are driving many organizing efforts.

More than 16% of the union election petitions submitted to the government came from Starbucks.

Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images

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