Starbucks Strike Shuts Down Hundreds of Locations Amid Holiday Shopping
A walkout by baristas at Starbucks expanded on Tuesday, as more workers joined at five-day labor action against the coffee giant in a protest that comes to a close later in the day.
The Seattle-based company and Starbucks Workers United, the union representing workers at 525 stores across the country, offered conflicting tallies of the number of locations impacted.
Starbucks Workers United said more than 5,000 baristas walked off the job on Tuesday, shutting down more than 300 stores across 43 states.
According to the labor group, baristas went on strike Tuesday in 43 states, including some locations in Ohio.