Overview
- More than 1,000 unionized baristas walked off the job at roughly 65 U.S. stores across about 40 to 45 cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, San Diego, Dallas, Columbus and Seattle.
- Strikers seek higher take-home pay, more reliable hours, improved staffing and resolution of hundreds of unfair labor practice allegations.
- Starbucks says the vast majority of its roughly 10,000 company-owned U.S. locations remain open, describes average pay-plus-benefits of about $30 per hour and says it is ready to resume bargaining.
- Organizers describe the work stoppage as open-ended with no set end date, and they say additional unionized stores could join if no contract is reached.
- The action follows a February 2024 bargaining framework and a union vote rejecting Starbucks’ April 2025 proposal, with each side blaming the other for stalled negotiations.