Starbucks locations in Lancaster County could join the picket line

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Workers at four unionized Starbucks in the Midstate could walk off the job later this month.

Starbucks Workers United, which represents more than 12,000 baristas at Starbucks stores, said Wednesday 92% of its members voted to authorize a strike. The union said it’s more than six months since Starbucks ended contract talks.

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“Too many of us rely on SNAP or Medicaid just to get by, and most baristas still don’t earn a livable wage,” said Jasmine Leli, a 3-year Starbucks barista and strike captain from Buffalo, New York…

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