Over 1,000 Starbucks Workers Go on Strike on Company's "Red Cup Day"

"More than 1,000 Starbucks workers across over 40 U.S. cities launched a strike on Thursday, putting the company on blast for stonewalling unionized workers at the bargaining table for six months now despite having the widest CEO-to-worker pay gap in the country. The strike spans from coast to coast, encompassing 65 stores, according to Starbucks Workers United. There is no set end date to the strike."

"The strike was timed to begin on Starbucks's "Red Cup Day," when the company launches its yearly holiday cup. It is typically one of the best sales days for the company. "We're turning the Red Cup Season into the Red Cup Rebellion. Starbucks' refusal to settle a fair union contract and end union busting is forcing us to take drastic action," said Dachi Spoltore, a barista at the Amos Hall Starbucks in Pittsburgh who joined the strike."

More than 1,000 Starbucks workers across over 40 U.S. cities initiated a strike spanning 65 stores to protest stalled contract negotiations and alleged company stonewalling. The union, Starbucks Workers United, says bargaining has been deadlocked for six months and that Starbucks' last April offer failed to address health care, wage increases, and chronic understaffing. The strike began on the company’s peak "Red Cup Day" to pressure sales and leverage public attention. Union organizers report more than 550 unionized stores stand ready to escalate without a set end date, aiming for a prolonged, large-scale action.

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