Noam Scheiber

Why has the union campaign spread so much further at the coffee chain than at the e-commerce giant?

Workers had accused the company of unlawful behavior during a recent union campaign.

Workers had accused the companies of unlawful behavior during recent union campaigns.

The White House visit by rank-and-file union members was an unusual show of support by an administration of either party.

The initiative was announced as labor organizers have won initial votes at more than 50 stores, including several this week.

Since the Great Recession, the college-educated have taken more frontline jobs at companies like Starbucks and Amazon. Now they’re helping to unionize them.

The workers had been seeking to unionize a store in Memphis.

Experts said the comments raised questions about whether the company was seeking to discriminate against unionized employees.

Workers at six more stores in upstate New York have voted to unionize, bringing the number nationwide to 16 since December.

The meetings are a common response by companies like Amazon and Starbucks to union drives among workers. The full labor board will make the decision.