"Starbucks Workers United told Al Jazeera that a total of 12 people were arrested, but the NYPD did not respond to Al Jazeera's request to confirm the figures. Representatives for Starbucks said as per their rough estimate, only 25 people in the crowd were actually team members. Representatives for Starbucks Workers United disputed that and told Al Jazeera that more than 100 baristas were in attendance. Twelve picketers were arrested at a demonstration on Thursday as they blocked the entrance to the Empire State Building"
"This is the third straight week of open-ended strikes, which began on November 13 as the union calls for Starbucks to offer them a contract. These tensions are not new for the company, which operates 18,300 stores in the US and Canada. They come amid a longstanding history of the coffeeshop chain being at odds with its workers."
Hundreds of Starbucks workers and supporters staged open-ended strikes across the United States, with a large crowd picketing along Fifth Avenue in New York City. Protesters blocked the Empire State Building entrance and carried signs reading No Contract, No Coffee and Baristas on Strike. Demonstrators demanded that Starbucks negotiate and sign contracts guaranteeing fair wages. Union organizers reported a dozen arrests while company representatives disputed the number of employee participants. The walkouts began on November 13 and reflect ongoing tensions between the company, which operates roughly 18,300 stores in the US and Canada, and its workforce.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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