Starbucks baristas, who are part of a workers’ union with over 10,000 members, will go on strike this Friday morning in stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle. Their union, called Workers United, has workers in 525 Starbucks locations across the United States. They plan to hold more strikes each day, and by Christmas Eve, they could be striking at hundreds of stores.
The union wants Starbucks to finalize a deal about workers’ rights and pay. In February, Starbucks and the union made a plan to help with organizing and negotiations. They started talking about contracts in April, but Starbucks hasn’t given a good offer yet. The union stated this on Thursday, even though Starbucks had promised to reach agreements by the end of the year.
Starbucks hasn’t replied to the union’s statements. The coffee company is trying to improve its stores under its new leader, Brian Niccol. He wants to make cafes more comfortable, shorten wait times to under four minutes, and make the menu simpler.
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