Starbucks Korea workers form first union over pay, workloads

Workers at Starbucks Korea have formed the company’s first labor union since it entered South Korea 27 years ago, seeking higher pay and relief from heavy workloads.

The workers recently established a Starbucks branch under the Korean Chemical, Textile and Food Workers’ Union, the new union said Sunday.

The industrial union, which is affiliated with the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, has about 44,000 members.

The Starbucks branch said it was the first union formed by workers at a coffee f ...