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After right-to-work's anniversary in Arkansas, Fayetteville Starbucks becomes the state's first location to unionize

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Arkansas'right-to-work law turned 78-years-old on Nov. 7, and a little over a week after its anniversary, a Fayetteville Starbucks became the first location in the state to unionize. Although right-to-work effects how unions function, other factors like deindustrialization impacted the state's labor movement.

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Anna Pope is KUAF's growth impact reporter and a Report for America corps member