FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Baristas at two Starbucks locations in Colorado have taken the first step toward unionizing, joining a growing movement among the coffee chain’s workers nationwide.
Starbucks Workers United announced that employees at the store at College Avenue and Stuart Street in Fort Collins filed a petition on Monday for a union election. Workers at a separate location in Colorado Springs have also filed for an election.
If successful, the stores would join more than 500 unionized Starbucks locations across 45 states. The effort is part of a broader push by baristas seeking better wages, benefits and working conditions…