Chipotle union files complaint with labor board after chain shutters Maine restaurant seeking to organize

A Chipotle Mexican Grill sign is seen in the Park Slope neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

The National Labor Relations Board was contacted by the union after the burrito chain said it would permanently close the location that was trying to unionize.

The first restaurant in the chain to file for a union election was in Augusta, Maine. Workers walked out of the restaurant in protest of working conditions.

The location has been closed for over a month. The permanent closing of the restaurant was not due to the union petition. She said the company couldn't provide enough staff for the location.

Any other restaurant with unique staffing challenges would review this situation. The National Labor Relations Act gives employees the right to form unions.

Workers at the store held a rally on Tuesday evening to protest the store's closing. The closing will only make things better, according to the organizers.

The only thing they are doing is providing fuel.

Crew safety, food safety and short staffing are the main concerns of the complaint filed by the company.

There was a second candidate for a union election. A restaurant in Michigan is trying to unionize.