Workers are striking over unfair labor practices and stalled negotiations.
Starbucks workers in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle walked off the job Friday, starting a 5-day strike. Starbucks union baristas say the company backtracked on the path forward they agreed to with workers and their union over the future of organizing and collective bargaining.The strike is happening in three of Starbucks ’ top priority markets and will last till Christmas Eve.
"Since the February commitment, the company has repeatedly pledged publicly that it intended to reach contracts by the end of the year, but it has yet to present workers with a serious economic proposal," the worker's union said. Starbucks released the following statement, "Workers United delegates prematurely ended our bargaining session this week. It is disappointing they didn’t return to the table given the progress we’ve made to date.
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