Baristas with Starbucks Workers United are now engaged in an escalating Unfair Labor Practice strike, a fight that began on November 13 and has quickly grown into one of the largest coordinated actions in the company’s history.

More than 2,500 workers at over 120 Starbucks stores across 80 cities have walked off the job.

Their message is direct. When an employer stalls negotiations for months, refuses to address unsustainable compensation and inadequate healthcare, and continues to commit ULPs, workers will use the tools available to them. They are doing exactly that.

Starbucks has dragged out bargaining since last spring. Workers have shown up to the table prepared, only to face delay tactics and bad-faith conduct that make actual progress impossible. The strike is the inevitable result of a company that insists on acting like it is above accountability while relying on a frontline workforce that keeps every store running.

Striking baristas are asking the public to stop buying Starbucks products until the dispute is resolved.

https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/A boycott is one of the few ways customers can materially support workers in a corporate environment designed to isolate and discouragecollective action. Workers have created a public pledge, No Contract, No Coffee , where supporters can add their names and track updates on the national effort.

Anyone who wants to follow the strike directly, understand the issues, or connect with local actions can find accurate, worker-led information at sbworkersunited.org . The situation is developing, and workers have been clear that they intend to hold the company accountable until a real contract is achieved.