Overview
- New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani urged consumers to skip Starbucks during the strike, saying he will not buy from the chain while baristas are out.
- Seattle mayor-elect Katie Wilson also voiced support and reportedly said she is not buying Starbucks.
- More than one thousand workers launched an open-ended Unfair Labor Practices strike on November 13, timed to the company’s Red Cup Day promotion.
- Starbucks Workers United says it represents over 12,000 baristas seeking a first contract with higher pay, better staffing and hours, and protections against union busting.
- Starbucks said its average pay plus benefits exceed about $30 an hour, asserted the union represents roughly 4% of partners, and stated the union walked away from bargaining after rejecting a proposal that included at least 2% annual raises.