Chipotle restaurant in Michigan votes to unionize, in a first for the chain

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

The first location of the chain to vote to unionize was in Michigan.

According to the tally conducted on Thursday, workers at the store voted 11 to 3 to unionize.

"We are disappointed that the employees at our Lansing, MI restaurant chose to have a third party speak on their behalf because we still believe that working directly together is best for our employees."

There are five business days to object to the election. The company is required to start bargaining in good faith with the union if they don't file any objections.

Scott said, "Chipotle pulled in revenue of $7.5 billion last year, and just as we're seeing workers of all ages and background across the country take on these corporate giants, it's so inspiring to see them demand more." The workers have the support of the teamsters. They are going to have a union that knows how to work together.

The first-ever Chipotle restaurant filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to unionize.

After a petition was filed for a union election at a restaurant in Augusta, Maine, it was permanently closed. The company has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.

In the last 10 months, more than 200 Starbucks cafes in the US have voted to unionize. Unions are rare in the restaurant industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that only 1.2% of workers at food and drinking outlets were members of unions last year.