Following Starbucks’ decision to close five locations across its hometown of Seattle, including four union stores, Workers United secured critical wins for impacted union baristas through effects bargaining — ensuring the company provides meaningful financial support, extended healthcare, and fairer pathways to continued employment for impacted union baristas across Seattle.
Baristas are the heartbeat of Starbucks. We are the ones who craft the drinks, build community with our customers, and keep our stores running every single day. But here’s the reality of working at Starbucks: we’re understaffed, struggling to get by, and lack critical on-the-job protection. Starbucks wages start at
Starbucks Workers United continues to fight back against Starbucks’ historic and unrelenting union busting. Starbucks, the worst violator of labor law in modern history, continues to undermine union baristas’ collective voice through intimidation, retaliation, and unlawful unilateral changes. In September 2025, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for the National Labor
NATIONWIDE – As the holiday rush sets in for Starbucks, union baristas’ historic Red Cup Rebellion grew again in strength and power Thursday as hundreds of new union Starbucks baristas across the country joined the unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. Union baristas’ open-ended ULP strike began on Red Cup Day,
NATIONWIDE – The Red Cup Rebellion unfair labor practice (ULP) strike grew to over 3,800 baristas in 180+ stores across 130+ cities Thursday as the largest wave yet of union baristas walked off the job to protest Starbucks’ historic union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract. The
Hundreds of New Union Starbucks Baristas Join Longest ULP Strike in Company History Ahead of NYC Rally NATIONWIDE – The Red Cup Rebellion continues to expand on Thursday, day 22 of the longest unfair labor practice (ULP) strike in the coffee giant’s history. With the addition of hundreds of union
