CHICAGO (CBS) — Starbucks workers were back on the picket line in Chicago Sunday afternoon—as they continue a five-day strike Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.
Baristas at the store at 5964 N. Ridge Ave. in Edgewater have been on strike since Friday calling for higher wages and better staffing.
The strikes by baristas and other workers began Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle—but it has since spread to other cities—including New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Denver, among others.
Organizers said the strike will continue to grow through Christmas Eve.
There are 535 unionized Starbucks stores in the U.S.
According to Starbucks Workers United , the following Chicago Starbucks locations are unionized:
- 6350 N. Broadway, near Loyola University
- 6075 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Village Shopping Center
- 5964 N. Ridge Ave., Edgewater.
- 1070 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Edgewater
- 4553-4557 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincoln Square
- 1601 W. Irving Park Rd., Lakeview
- 1000 W. Diversey Pkwy., Lakeview
- 2101 W. Armitage Ave., Bucktown
- 116 S. Halsted St., Greektown
- 1174 E. 55th St., Hyde Park
- 5807 S. Western Ave., Gage Park