You might have a tough time getting your hands on a pumpkin spice latte over the next few days.

Starbucks Workers United, the union representing more than 12,000 workers across 650 stores nationwide, is planning to picket and stage rallies outside 60 locations of the coffee chain this weekend.

Seventy rallies and pickets will take place from today through November 1, the union said.

Today the union will begin voting on a work strike authorization, stemming from demands for new contracts that address better staffing hours, higher pay, and “resolution for hundreds of outstanding unfair labor practice charges,” according to the union.

Starbucks has faced a myriad of challenges in the past year, including store closings, layoffs, and uniform changes that many employees seemed to hate.

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