Unionized workers at the Starbucks on Millwood Avenue in Columbia joined Starbucks baristas across the country in an ongoing nationwide strike to protest unfair labor practices and stalled contract talks on Thursday, Dec. 18.
Known as the Starbucks “Red Cup Rebellion,” the national strike began on Nov. 13, when thousands of unionized baristas launched an unfair labor practice strike to demand fair contracts with better pay, consistent hours, and better staffing to handle heavy holiday volume.
Workers at the Starbucks on Saluda Pointe Court in Lexington previously joined the strike on Nov. 20, temporarily closing the store as nearly a dozen employees picketed outside the location to protest unfair labor practices…