Buffalo, New York – The Starbucks Workers Unitedlabor unionannounced on Wednesday that members had overwhelmingly voted in favor of authorizing an open-ended strike next week.
“After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless $SBUX finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting,” the union announced on X.
“If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on Nov 13 – the company’s busiest day of the year.”
The date of the potential strike coincide’s with Red Cup Day, the coffee chain’s biggest sales promotion of the year in which it hands out reusable cups with certain purchases. The union has previously organized labor actions on the day – dubbed the Red Cup Rebellion…