Starbucks workers vote to unionize six stores in New York

Driving the news: Three Starbucks stores in Ithaca, two in Rochester, and one in Buffalo all voted to unionize this week, Starbucks Workers United announced on Twitter.

• "Ithaca, NY is the FIRST fully unionized Starbucks city!!!" the group said on Friday afternoon.
• Five of the newly unionized stores were significantly in favor of the move, however, the margin at one Rochester stores was tight, resulting in 13-11 vote in favor.

The big picture: One store in Newport News, Virginia and another in Chicago, Ill. also announced their intent to unionize in the wake of the successful unionization efforts at other Starbucks stores.

• The final outcome of a union vote at a Starbucks in Overland Park, Kan. was delayed on Friday. After voting 6 to 1 in favor of unionizing, seven ballots were challenged, meaning the outcome will be determined at a separate hearing, the Washington Post reported.
• The unionization efforts at Starbucks come as Amazon workers in Staten Island, N.Y. voted to unionize on April 1.