Overview
- Workers United says roughly 2,000 baristas at 95 stores in 65 cities are now on strike, up from about 1,000 workers at 65 stores when the walkout began Nov. 13.
- The union seeks higher take-home pay, more reliable hours and remedies for unfair labor practice cases in a first contract.
- Both sides say they are ready to negotiate, but the union reports no contact from the company since the strike started.
- Starbucks says most affected stores reopened quickly and that traffic and sales stayed strong, citing the biggest Red Cup Day on record and Placer.ai data.
- Strikers and allies rallied outside a company distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, and the union signals more stores could join without progress at the table.