"This is a wave like I've not seen in my lifetime."
That's Dave Cook, President of UFCW Local 655, talking about the recent surge in unionizations all around the country.
More and more workers, from cannabis to coffee, led by young people, are voting to unionize. It happened at two more St. Louis area businesses this week.
Cook said Bloom dispensary workers in O'Fallon, Missouri voted 3-2 to unionize.
"They want to make sure in this new industry that their rights are protected, they have guaranteed wage progressions, benefits, job protections," Cook said. "It's really part of this whole workers movement that we're seeing."
He added that cannabis workers are often very knowledgeable about the work they do.
"This isn't the cannabis that I grew up with. These individuals that work in these shops are educated as to what every single chemical in that product does for each individual person and how it affects you," he said. "So this is a highly, highly skilled workforce."
Then, baristas at Starbucks at 141 and 44 voted to join Starbucks Workers United. One barista there said they haven't had to deal with many complaints from customers.
"A majority of our customers have been extremely supportive, or indifferent. We've only had a few negative people," the barista said.
Starbucks stores have been unionizing all across the country, with the first ones in St. Louis filing their union petitions back in April.
"Most of it was frustration over not having living wages," the barista said. "It constantly feels like we are being stretched thin. My store specifically is a high-volume store."
Two St. Louis area Starbucks still have elections to go -- Hanley and Dale, and 5th and Boonslick.