The Starbucks Workers United union says baristas will go on strike in three major U.S. cities. Transcript: CONWAY GITTENS: I'm Conway Gittens reporting from the New York Stock Exchange.
Starbucks' (SBUX) unionized baristas in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle have walked off the job in a pay dispute, with the union representing them saying the strike will be expanded “from coast to coast” and extend until Christmas Eve.
Starbucks baristas at about 15 locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle walked off the job Friday morning in a holiday strike they say will spread to hundreds of stores by Christmas Eve next Tuesday unless the company ups its wage offer in contract negotiations that have been ongoing for the better part of the year.
Starbucks baristas are striking in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. Starbucks Workers United is pushing for better pay for baristas as it negotiates with the company.
CNBC's Becky Quick reports on the latest news.
Unions representing Starbucks Inc. (NASDAQ: SBUX) workers are about to hit the coffee shop giant with strikes in major cities.
The planned walkout in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle comes after talks between the company and the workers' union failed to produce an agreement on raises.
Starbucks' largest workers' union announced that it would strike in three major cities on Friday. The Starbucks Workers United union said that stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle would participate.
The workers' union representing more than 10,000 Starbucks baristas said that union members will go on strike in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle on Friday morning.
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has talked about improving conditions for baristas. A potential strike at some Starbucks stores represents a test on that front for the new CEO.
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on the latest news.