OLDEST - Starbucks in Dallas-Fort Worth to Unionize - Denton, TX
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An article in the June 30, 2022 edition of the Denton Record-Chronicle notes that the Starbucks at Rayzor Ranch here in Denton is the first Starbucks in Dallas-Fort Worth to unionize. They are at 2320 University Dr, Suite 1400.
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Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2023
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They are open daily from 5 AM to 9 PM, opening an hour later on Saturday and Sunday, and they remodeled the store in early 2023. This is fairly popular Starbucks -- be careful of the drive thru lane that clogs the parking lot during peak hours -- and service tends to be quite good.
The Denton Record-Chronicle article provides the documentation of this "first", and it reads:
"By Amber Gaudet Staff Writer agaudet@dentonrc.com Jun 30, 2022 Updated Jun 30, 2022
The Rayzor Ranch Starbucks in Denton is the chain's first North Texas store to unionize following a vote count Thursday.
In a 17-5 vote conducted Thursday afternoon by the National Labor Relations Board over Zoom, Starbucks employees voted to unionize under Workers United, the fifth-largest labor union in the U.S. The store's staff was the first in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to announce its intentions to unionize in March. The NLRB held an election via mail-in ballot earlier this month, which ended June 23.
Nine ballots were challenged during a private call between Starbucks, union representatives and lawyers prior to the tally, but the challenged ballots were not enough to affect the outcome.
Employees and supporters in attendance for the watch party burst into cheers when a majority was reached during the live count. Staff said the support from the Denton community, as well as other Starbucks stores, has been a 'big motivation.'
'I was really overwhelmed from the beginning with how much everyone in Denton actually cared about this,' barista Moo Amassyali said.
The next step for the employees is a meeting with Workers United to discuss what a contract might look like. The union and Starbucks will then enter into negotiations, which could take more than a year.
Employees at two other DFW stores, at Mockingbird Station in Dallas and on Beltline Road in Addison, have announced intentions to unionize but have not held elections yet.
In response to a request for comment following the vote, a Starbucks representative told the Denton Record-Chronicle the company was committed to the process and plans to negotiate 'in good faith' with the union.
'As we have said throughout, we will respect the process and will bargain in good faith with the stores that vote for union representation,' the emailed response read. 'We hope that the union does the same.'"