Employees from six Boba Guys locations in Los Angeles County are set to join the California Retail & Restaurant Worker Union (CRRWU), marking a significant milestone in the labor movement within the boba industry. First unionized boba place: According to the CRRWU, the Boba Guys stores will be the first unionized boba establishments in California after a successful election. The union group also represents workers at Genwa, a Korean barbecue restaurant chain in Los Angeles that unionized in 2021.