Ben and Jerry's is latest progressive company to be brought into the union debate as scoopers at its flagship store in Vermont move to unionize

• Employees at a Ben & Jerry's shop in Vermont are seeking to form a union.
• If the effort is successful the union would be the company's first at a store.
• Unionization efforts have taken hold at retailers from Starbucks to REI in recent years.

Ben & Jerry's flagship store in Vermont has become the latest retail shop to move towards unionizing.