Peter Romeo at RestaurantBusinessOnLine.com reports the Staff of a Peet’s Coffee in Davis, California has voted 14-to-1 to Unionize, giving the group behind the organization of about 270 Starbucks stores a toehold in another major coffee chain.  The cafe is the first Peet’s store to opt for Union representation.  Both Peet’s United and its counterpart at Starbucks - Starbucks Workers United, are affiliates of Workers United, which in turn falls under the umbrella of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

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