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Following union elections at two Austin coffee shops, workers will now be able to bargain for better working conditions. But Starbucks may not make it easy.

Three local Starbucks have joined the national movement to unionize. They say they started organizing to address scheduling issues, COVID policies and poor management decisions.

The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open.

When Leilah Abdennabi met Sirat Al-Nahi inside Kerbey Lane Café one morning in December 2015, she found her friend in tears.While Abdennabi was parking at…