Starbucks Workers Set to Strike at These California Locations Nov. 16

Published on November 16, 2023

Unionized Starbucks workers are set to strike on “Red Cup Day” Nov. 16—one of the company’s busiest days of the year. The annual event typically marks a venti-size giveaway of the company’s free red holiday cups to customers who order peppermint mochas, gingerbread chai lattes, and other holiday drinks. This year, workers at over 360 Starbucks union locations nationwide, including at least 28 in California, were encouraged by the union to walk off their jobs Thursday to protest stalled contract negotiations with the coffee giant. Some workers started walking out Wednesday in St. Louis, Missouri. “This year, on the heels of victories won by striking workers across different industries nationwide, Starbucks workers are taking the rebellion to the next level,” Starbucks Workers Union said in an online press release....

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