Holiday Strike Season For Starbucks In 3 Cities, Could It Spread Nationwide?

People living in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle may have a hard time getting Starbuck. Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strike, which would come a day after online retail giant Amazon was also hit by a walkout in the crucial final shopping days the season, are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve. Starbucks Workers United, the union that has organized workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores since 2021, said Starbucks has failed to honor a commitment made in February to reach a labor agreement this year. The union also wants the company to resolve outstanding legal issues, including hundreds of unfair labor practice charges that workers have filed with the National Labor Relations Board.

Source: CBS News