The strikes by baristas and other workers were scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores.
plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations over wages, staffing and schedules with the company.
“It’s taking place during one of the busiest times of the year for Starbucks, which could magnify its impact while bringing unwanted public scrutiny into the company’s labor practices,” Emarketer analyst Rachel Wolff said.Starbucks said early Friday that there was “no significant impact” to its store operations. Workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores have voted to unionize, but Starbucks has nearly 10,000 company-owned U.S. stores.
Negotiations between the company and Workers United began in April, based on an established framework agreed upon in February, which was to also help resolve numerous pending legal disputes.The company said on Thursday it has held more than nine bargaining sessions with the union since April, and reached more than 30 agreements on “hundreds of topics”, including economic issues.“We are ready to continue negotiations to reach agreements.
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