In Union Votes, 11% Can Make a Majority

Should three people control the future of a coffee shop with 28 employees? That may happen at a Starbucks in Riverside, Calif. In an election last year, three workers voted to unionize, one voted no, and 24 didn’t participate. The election hasn’t been certified by the National Labor Relations Board, but it illustrates a problem in many unionization campaigns. Unions should be required to secure approval by a certain threshold of workers before organizing a business.