"Over one thousand Starbucks baristas at about 65 unionized stores in 40+ cities across the country walked off the job on November 13, turning the coffee giant's famous Red Cup Day- the company's busiest day of the year -into the "Red Cup Rebellion" unfair labor practice strike. The baristas' union, Starbucks Workers United, which represents over 12,000 baristas at more than 600 union stores, says that Starbucks has been stonewalling progress toward a fair union contract,"
"which, according to Workers United, would cost the company less than one average day's sales and less than Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's $96 million compensation after just four months on the job. Last April, elected union delegates overwhelmingly rejected Starbucks' contract offer, which Workers United says failed to improve wages or benefits in the first year of the contract and didn't put forth proposals to address chronic understaffing."
"The open-ended strike comes after six months of Starbucks refusing to offer new proposals, addressing understaffing, better pay, and a resolution to hundreds of outstanding unfair labor practice (ULP) charges related to union busting -Workers United has filed more than 1,000 ULPs, including over 125 since Jan. 2025. More than 700 charges remain unresolved, including national ULPs around bad faith bargaining and unilateral policy changes, as well as ULPs concerning retaliatory firings and discipline."
On November 13, over 1,000 unionized Starbucks baristas at about 65 stores in more than 40 cities walked off the job in an unfair labor practice strike timed to Red Cup Day. Starbucks Workers United represents over 12,000 baristas at more than 600 union stores and says company bargaining has stalled; the union estimates contract changes would cost less than one day's sales and far less than CEO Brian Niccol's recent compensation. Delegates rejected a prior offer that failed to improve first-year wages, benefits, or staffing. The open-ended strike follows six months without new proposals and more than 1,000 ULPs filed, with over 700 unresolved, including allegations of bad-faith bargaining, unilateral policy changes, retaliatory firings, and discipline. Local protests occurred in Brooklyn and other cities.
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