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Starbucks Baristas’ Strike Coincides With Red Cup Giveaway
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November 17, 2023
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0:45Now PlayingThousands of Starbucks Corp. baristas went on strike Thursday, claiming the coffee chain refuses to fairly negotiate with their union.
The work stoppage is pegged to the company’s Red Cup Day, when Starbucks gives out holiday-themed reusable cups. Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, said staff at hundreds of cafes are participating. It’s one of several tactics — along with outreach to politicians and to students on campuses where Starbucks has contracts — that the union has deployed in an effort to make the company change its behavior.
Thursday’s strike took place in more than 200 US cities and is the largest to date, the union said. Employees at several non-union cafes around the country launched surprise walkouts Thursday and plan to petition soon to organize, Workers United said, adding that some locations closed because of the protests. The stoppage is a repeat of last year, when baristas went on strike at 113 cafes on Red Cup Day.
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