Daily News | Starbucks workers strike on Red Cup Day
A July protest at the Starbucks at 12th and Walnut. Employees went on strike again this week for Red Cup Day.Starbucks customers craving their chestnut praline lattes and peppermint mochas were met by picket lines Thursday.
Starbucks Workers United members across the country are striking outside over 100 stores. The strike is taking place on Red Cup Day — the coffee chain’s flagship event signaling the start of the holiday season. Workers say it’s the group’s largest single-day strike to date. They’re calling it the “Red Cup Rebellion.”
Marching in a circle outside Philadelphia’s 22nd and South Starbucks location, employees chanted, “When I say worker, you say power,” and “What’s disgusting? Union busting.” By shortly after 9 a.m. the Starbucks on 20th and Market was shut down, with employees standing outside with signs that said things like “Partners over profit.”
According to Philly Workers United — which represents local Starbucks employees — local strikes were expected across four shops from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and again from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with the warning that customers will face “venti” wait times because of “short staffing.” The groups are asking for a contract that includes properly staffed locations and fair wages.of the 9,000 company-operated Starbucks stores.
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