Starbucks workers lose their union vote at Country Club Plaza but vow it's ‘definitely not over’

The vote to unionize the store on the Country Club Plaza was a tie, which counts as a loss, according to National Labor Relations Board rules. But pro-union workers say three votes were contested and could count in their favor.
After a six-month push to unionize, Starbucks workers on the Country Club Plaza learned the results of their mail-in ballots on Thursday: a tie. Three votes were challenged and could not be counted.

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rules state that a tie counts as a loss. But Workers United, the union seeking to organize Plaza Starbucks workers, insisted their work is not done.

Organizer Mari Orrego said the union's legal team was pushing to drop some of the challenges. And even if those votes aren’t in favor of unionizing, Orrego said lawyers will move on to the next step.