Starbucks employees at the Shepherd and Harold location hope to become the chain's first unionized shop in the city. Workers said they’ve been without stable management and are juggling multiple responsibilities at a time because of short staffing. Shift Manager Josh DeLeon says the store has had several temporary managers. "It is nice to have a really good shift (where) things are just running really smoothly and it seems like we’re prepared,” he said. In a statement to houstonmatters, the company said it would respect the workers’ rights and follow the National Labor Relations Board process for ratifying a union. But DeLeon pushed back on that statement, telling Houston Matters host Craig Cohen the company has only starting working with their employees because of a growing movement across the U.S. The workers first reached out to Starbucks Workers United in mid-June to help them with the process of becoming unionized. Other baristas share their experience with houstonpubmedia. ...