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Starbucks workers on strike in the U.S. that could widen by Christmas Eve - National | Globalnews.ca

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Starbucks workers' union that represents more than 10,000 baristas walked off their jobs in multiple U.S. cities on Friday .

The five-day strike, which began on Friday and closed Starbucks cafes in Los Angeles , Chicago and Seattle , will expand to Columbus , Denver , and Pittsburgh through Saturday .

Starbucks says it is ready to continue negotiations, claiming the union delegates prematurely ended the bargaining session this week .

The company says it has held more than nine bargaining sessions with the union since April , and reached more than 30 agreements.

The Starbucks workers’ strike comes in the same week as Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walk off the job.

Amazon workers are also striking during the holiday shopping rush.

There were 33 work stoppages in 2023 , the most since 2000 , data from the US . Bureau of Labor Statistics showed.

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