Chipotle Workers in Michigan Vote to Form Union, in First for Restaurant Chain

Chipotle Workers in Michigan Vote to Form Union, in First for Restaurant Chain
A sign marks the location of a Chipotle restaurant in Chicago, on Oct. 25, 2017. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday voted to form a union, becoming the first U.S. Chipotle location to unionize.

Employees voted 11 to 3 in support of joining Joint Council 43, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), according to a tally by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).