A Starbucks union strike has extended past its five-day mark and resulted in the closure of 59 stores by Monday afternoon amid the company’s busiest season.
The strike spread from where it started in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, to Boston, Dallas, and Portland, while other locations in cities such as Denver, New York, and Pittsburgh followed over the weekend.
Starbucks Workers United (SWU) formed to protest what it alleged to be “short-staffing and unpredictable scheduling; low wages; unaffordable healthcare; harassment; broken equipment” and unfair disciplinary policies, the organization stated on its website.
The union, which represents over 11,000 baristas at more than 100 stores, announced its strike on Dec. 20, 2024, in a post on Facebook….