Over one thousand Starbucks baristas at about 65 unionized stores in 40+ cities across the country walked off the job on November 13, turning the coffee giant’s famous Red Cup Day— the company’s busiest day of the year —into the “Red Cup Rebellion” unfair labor practice strike.

The baristas’ union, Starbucks Workers United, which represents over 12,000 baristas at more than 600 union stores, says that Starbucks has been stonewalling progress toward a fair union contract, which, according to Workers United, would cost the company less than one average day’s sales and less than Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s $96 million compensation after just four months on the job. Close

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