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One week into the Starbucks Workers United strike over unfair labor practices, union protests have expanded to 30 stores in 25 new cities, including disruptions at the company's largest East Coast distribution facility in York, PA, bringing the total to 95 stores across 65 cities participating in the open-ended ULP strike.

Starbucks Workers United says it is adding more than two dozen new cities and stores to its strike count, brining the total to 95 stores in 65 cities. The union, which began organizing in 2021, has threatened the "largest, longest" strike in company history.

Starbucks stock (NASDAQ: SBUX) has had difficulty keeping up in 2025. In the last year, the S&P 500 has outpaced it by 14%, while Starbucks has declined by 14%.

It's the first hint into how Mamdani – a pro-union voice who has promised New Yorkers free buses, a rent freeze and free childcare – plans to use his newfound political influence.

President Trump's trade deal with four countries in Latin America could lower prices for coffee, bananas and beef, which have been sore spots for a number of American companies.

Visitors to dozens of Starbucks stores across more than 40 cities may be greeted with picket lines today as Starbucks baristas go on strike.

More than 1,000 Starbucks unionized baristas launched an open-ended strike on Thursday, intensifying their push for a collective bargaining agreement over pay and other benefits at the coffee giant.

The coffee chain says union members make up only 4% of its workers.