Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Lansing, Mich. voted to unionize on Thursday, establishing the only union at the fast food chain nationwide. The vote, which took place in the restaurant parking lot, was 11 to 3 with two contested ballots.
, and Apple that have long evaded unionization. It also marks a milestone for the low-wage fast food industry, where unions have struggled for decades to gain a foothold because of the sheer number of locations, the franchising model, and high turnover.
Workers at the Chipotle in Lansing cited wages and under-scheduling as the impetus for their campaign. They said some workers at their store make around $13 an hour and aren’t getting enough hours to afford basic necessities. Before filing for the union election, organizers said some workers had been scheduled at times for one day a week.
Thursday’s vote was the latest in a string of efforts by workers to organize following the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Since filing for a union election, Chipotle brought in managers from around the Midwest and an outside consultant to discuss working conditions and unionization with workers in private conversations.in Augusta, Maine, that had filed for a union election, hours before the union and management were scheduled for a National Labor Relations Board hearing about logistics for a potential election.
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