Another (Small) Union victory in Alabama

 

 From the CBS TV Station in Huntsville:

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WHNT) — After a months-long battle between employees at the Starbucks in Scottsboro and corporate management, the store was officially unionized.

Employees began the journey to unionize back in June. They filed a union election with Starbucks, stating they were inspired by workers at a Birmingham location who formed a union at the end of May.

The store located off of John T. Reid Parkway and employees began voting to unionize at the end of July. News 19 attended the virtual counting of the union ballots. In total, there were eight “yes” votes, eight “no” votes, and four challenged votes.

In an update on October 31, the National Labor Relations Board updated the vote tallies to 9 votes for a union, 8 against, and 3 challenged votes.

In a press release Tuesday, the North Alabama Area Labor Council (NAALC) congratulated the Scottsboro location on winning the union election.

“Unions in North Alabama are proud of these workers for seeing through the companies lies and trusting each other instead,” the organization wrote. “We stand ready to support these workers in whatever way possible.”

It is the second unionized Starbucks in Alabama.

There are 14 Starbucks in the state.