Unionized workers at Starbucks escalated an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores across 85 cities to include Black Friday, in what the union called the longest labor action in the company’s history. The move threatens to dent holiday-season profits and puts fresh pressure on the company to address staffing, wages, and unfair labor practice complaints.
Workers at Starbucks, organized under Starbucks Workers United (SWU), declared expanded strike action on Friday, pushing their labor fight deeper into the holiday shopping period. The walkout now covers “more than 120 stores and 85 cities,” the union said.
The strike began on Nov. 13 during Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, initially affecting 65 stores in over 40 cities. Union leaders said they will not relent until the company delivers on demands for higher wages, better staffing levels, and resolution of what they describe as “hundreds of unfair-labor-practice charges.”
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