Chipotle to shutter Maine store that was trying to unionize

Chipotle is closing a Maine store that had been leading efforts to unionize the chain.

Employees at the Augusta, Maine, Chipotle filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board in June asking to hold a union election at the store. It was the first of the Mexican food chain's stores to file such a petition, according to NLRB filings.

The NLRB had scheduled a hearing Tuesday on Chipotle's objections to the union election. But early Tuesday, Chipotle announced it was permanently closing the store.