Love Starbucks vacation drinks? This week, you might not get them.
Starbucks Workers United introduced baristas will strike beginning Friday in three key markets — Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The union stated the transfer is in response to the espresso chain’s “failure to deliver viable financial proposals to the bargaining desk” and “to resolve tons of of excellent unfair labor follow costs.”
The union represents over 500 union shops and over 10,500 union staff, in response to its web site. Starbucks has practically 10,000 company-owned U.S. shops, The Associated Press stories.
“Since February, Starbucks has repeatedly pledged publicly that they meant to succeed in contracts by the top of the 12 months — however they’ve but to current staff with a severe financial proposal,” the group wrote on X. “This week, lower than two weeks earlier than their end-of-year deadline, Starbucks proposed no quick wage improve for union baristas, and a assure of just one.5% wage will increase in future years.”
The group stated baristas beginning Friday morning will embark on 5 days of escalating strikes that might unfold to different cities via Christmas Eve “except Starbucks honors our dedication to work in the direction of a foundational framework.”
Starbucks, which is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
It comes because the Teamsters union introduced Thursday strikes at a number of Amazon supply amenities, amid the height vacation supply rush.