TIMELINE: Starbucks Corp. x Workers United Framework Bargaining December 2021First Union Election Starbucks baristas win their first union election. November 2023Red Cup Rebellion Baristas at over 200 union stores participate in Red Cup Day strikes as part of the “Red Cup Rebellion” as Starbucks’ challenges grow. February 2024A Path Forward Starbucks and Workers United announce […]

Several hundred more Starbucks baristas walked out Thursday, the 22nd day of their growing unfair labor practice strike. It is now the longest strike the coffee giant has faced, spreading to 145 stores in more than 100 cities. Kingston, New York, baristas joined the strike early Thursday, and management didn’t even bother trying to open the store. So the workers, joined by supporters, picketed a nearby store in Lake Katrine, piercing the crisp winter air with chants of “What’s disgusting?