Chipotle workers in Maine file for chain’s first union election

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Workers seek union at a Chipotle restaurant, a first for the chain

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK - Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Augusta, Maine, have petitioned a federal labor board for a union election, becoming the first U.S. Chipotle location to seek to unionize. The move could be significant if it spreads to more Chipotle stores, as has happened at corporate-owned U.S. Starbucks Corp locations, or even other large restaurant chains.