On Monday, Starbucks baristas staged a job walkout in major cities in Massachusetts, Texas, and Oregon, expanding the holiday strike to at least 11 states.
According to a statement by the union Starbucks Workers United, as of Sunday, the strike had caused “almost 50 stores nationwide” to close due to the absent employees .
“Walkouts are expected to continue surging through Christmas Eve. The final days before Christmas are traditionally one of Starbucks’ busiest customer traffic times of the year,” Starbucks Workers United said.
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Workers United, a union representing 525 Starbucks stores, said baristas across the States launched a strike on Friday. However, the escalation on Monday was the latest expansion of a strike, which had grown each day since it began, the union said. The strike started when workers abruptly left their daily duties in Chicago , Los Angeles , and Seattle and has since expanded into Denver, Columbus, Ohio, and Philadelphia . The statement also listed New York City, Boston, Texas’s Dallas-Forth Worth area, and Portland, Oregon, as other locations where Starbucks staff were taking a stance. The union told CNN they estimate that the stop-work could reach hundreds of stores by Christmas Eve.