Unionized Starbucks workers voted to authorize a strike.
“BREAKING: 98% of SBWU baristas voted to authorize a ULP strike if necessary – just DAYS before our emergency campaign call Thursday @ 8:30 pm PT/ 5:30 pm ET,” Starbucks Workers United said Tuesday on X.
The potential strike authorization came in the lead-up to a meeting scheduled Tuesday between Starbucks Workers United and the company for further negotiations.
The union claimed Starbucks has yet to bring a comprehensive economic package to the table, while hundreds of legal disputes over unfair labor practices remain unsettled. The union has also been advocating for higher pay, increased staffing and schedule improvements.
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Timing of a possible strike has not yet been hammered out by the unionized workers.
Thousands of Starbucks workers at over 525 stores belong to SBWU.
SBWU bargaining delegate Silvia Baldwin said in a statement it was “time to finalize a foundational framework that …