My Worst Fear for Starbucks Is Coming True

Coffee restaurant chain Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) made news in December when a restaurant in Buffalo, New York, became the first in the company to vote to form a union. Fast-forward to today, and unions are popping up all over the country.

Unions can be a tricky topic and can have a wide-ranging impact on a company. However, investors need to be aware of how unionization could impact Starbucks over the long term. So should unions worry shareholders?

I wrote about the Buffalo unionization in January as something that didn't mean a lot but could potentially become a talking point if more stores started following the path to unionization.

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