Starbucks union members have voted to strike next week unless the company finalizes a labor contract.
The walkout is scheduled for Nov. 13, Starbucks’ “Red Cup Day” — known as one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the year. Starbucks Workers United stated that employees in at least 25 cities, including Seattle, plan to go on strike.
“There’s a lot of layoffs that just happened at Starbucks, and we’re not happy,” one Starbucks barista said…