Bellingham Starbucks unanimously votes to unionize

Employees at Bellingham’s drive-thru Starbucks on Iowa and King streets unanimously voted Friday to unionize, making it the first unionized Starbucks location in Whatcom County.  Toting signs and tooting sparkly noisemakers, employees celebrated in the parking lot while representatives from the National Labor Relations Board in Seattle counted the vote Friday afternoon.  “We want to have protections for our own benefits and hours, as well as being able to advocate for ourselv