Starbucks starts to face more unionization fights across the U.S.
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Starbucks Corporation (SBUX
-2.2%) is on a path to be hearing a lot about unions this year with organized labor efforts expanding to new parts of the U.S.
The latest developments are that a majority of employees at a store in downtown Cleveland signed cards to be represented by Workers United, workers at a store in Tallahassee, Florida filed for a union election and Starbucks staff are voting on unionization at three more stores in New York. The union fight has even gone to the hometown of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) with workers at two stores in Seattle exploring the option.

Last month, MKM Partners pointed out that if unionization becomes more common in the restaurant industry, Starbucks is actually in better shape than most chains to absorb the costs.
Shares of Starbucks (SBUX) are underperforming on the day after this morning's retail sales report disappointed.