Starbucks’ union workers plan strike next week unless company agrees to a contract

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer
Starbucks’ union members have voted to strike at the company’s U.S. stores next week unless it finalizes a contract agreement, the union said Wednesday.
The strike would begin on Nov. 13, which is the day Starbucks plans to distribute free, reusable red cups. Red Cup Day, a Starbucks tradition since 2018, is typically one of the company’s busiest days of the year.
Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing baristas, didn’t say how