Starbucks Workers Strike on 'Red Cup' Day in Largest Work Stoppage in Company History

Despite winning representation votes at 368 stores, Starbucks Workers United has yet to secure contracts for its more than 9,000 members.

Thousands of Starbucks workers are set to strike, protesting the lack of their first contract despite a nearly two-years long organizing drive at the coffee chain.
The strike is planned to coincide with the company’s 'Red Cup' day promotion, a key promotion day for Starbucks.
Many of the stores on strike remained open in past strikes, as management replaced the unionized striking workers with workers from nearby non-union stores and managers.
The union, Starbucks Workers United, has won representation votes at 368 stores out of 454 elections, but there are still no contracts for any of the more than 9,000 union members spread across the stores.
Both the company and the union blame each other for the lack of progress in negotiations.