Starbucks strike expands to more cities over the weekend, just days before Christmas

Starbucks workers' strikes expanded on Saturday to include stores in Denver, Pittsburgh and Columbus, Ohio, Union leaders said.

Starbucks Workers United, the union that has organized workers at 535 company-owned U.S. stores since 2021, launched strikes that started Friday in Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle, to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. 

According to the union, the company has failed to honor a commitment made in February to reach a labor agreement this year. Workers United has said the latest strikes could spread to hundreds of stores across the country by Christmas Eve.