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Starbucks employees in Des Moines rallied for a union contract, citing issues with staffing, pay, and working conditions.

Union members are voting on a potential strike if the company does not come to the bargaining table.

Starbucks states it is willing to bargain and already offers competitive pay and benefits for its employees.

Rain didn't seem to dampen the spirits of Starbucks baristas at the Merle Hay Road store in Des Moines.

Carrying signs and shouting slogans such as "Under staffing, lousy pay, that is how your coffee's made" and "No contract, no coffee," more than a dozen Starbucks employees and supporters rallied in support Tuesday, Oct. 28, of getting a contract with the worldwide coffee brand despite the cold and wet.

"We are ready to settle (a contrac

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