Starbucks Workers United set to vote on strike authorization

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNBC

Published Thu, Oct 23 20255:00 AM EDT

Kate Rogers

Starbucks Workers United is kicking off a strike authorization vote Friday, as the union representing baristas makes a bid to secure a contract with the coffee giant.

The union also said it is planning a wave of rallies and pickets across the country with its baristas and allies.

Voting on authorizing a strike at unionized cafes will be open for several days. If approved, the strike itself would be open-ended, with specifics to be determined. As the voting occurs, seventy rallies and pickets will take place from Friday through Nov. 1 across 60 cities, the union said. If the union votes to go on strike, this would be the third national strike to take place since last December.

The two sides are not in active negotiations to reach a contract after talks between them fell apart in December of 2024. In February, the two parties entered into mediation, and hundreds of barista delegates voted down the economic package Starbucks proposed in April.


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