Starbucks workers strike at over 100 locations
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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) employees at 113 stores are striking on Thursday in what the union representing the workers called a âred cup rebellion.â

The work stoppage at the scores of unionized shops comes on the chainâs âred cup dayâ promotion that offers customers a reusable red cup with the purchase of any holiday beverage. The promotion is viewed as a key sales driver for the company in the fourth quarter, particularly as this yearâs event is the 25th anniversary.

âThis is the largest coordinated action of the Starbucks Union movement yetâ¦ and weâre just getting started,â the union tweeted, linking a map of striking locations.

The union indicated the strike is meant to hit back at the Seattle-based coffee chain for its stifling of union activity. 

âStarbucks' (SBUX) anti-union campaign began in the summer of 2021 when Starbucks sent over 100 managers, executives, and corporate representatives to spy, threaten, and intimidate workers,â the union said leading up to the strike. âSince that time, Starbucksâ union-busting has only gotten worse.â
Read more on the coffee chainâs efforts to slow a unionization push by raising benefits.