There will be a strike at more than 300 Starbucks (SBUX) shops in the U.S. on Tuesday, and more than 5,000 workers are expected to walk off the job. The strike will last for five days, ending later on Christmas Eve.
Starbucks Workers United, which speaks for workers at 525 stores across the country, said that on Monday, more than 60 stores in 12 big U.S. cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Seattle, were closed.
The strike happened because talks between Starbucks and the union had broken down over pay, staffing, and schedules.
The union also said that the Christmas Eve strike on Tuesday would likely be the biggest one the coffee chain has ever seen. An Oregon barista said in a union statement, “These strikes are just the beginning of our show of strength.”
When asked for an answer, a Starbucks representative pointed to a statement the company made on Monday.
The company said that most Starbucks stores will still be open and serving customers, and that the shutdown should have a “very limited impact” on general operations. Starbucks runs more than 10,000 shops in the United States.
“We are ready to continue negotiations when the union comes back to the bargaining table” , the firm said.
The company with its headquarters in Seattle had said before that the union delegates stopped the bargaining session too soon.
The workers’ group turned down an offer earlier this month that said they would not get a pay raise right away but would get one every year for the next five years.
The union also said that Starbucks has not yet given its workers “a serious economic proposal.”
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In Bengaluru, Bipasha Dey, Shubham Kalia, and Gursimran Kaur did the reporting. Abinaya Vijayaraghavan edited the story.
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