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The Remarkable Starbucks Uprising: Has The Labor Movement Learned Anything?

September 11, 2026 Chris Townsend, Portside. Organize! Labor Movement, Salting, Starbucks, Unions

We are now well into the sixth year of the Starbucks Coffee organizing drive, certainly a remarkable movement by any measure. Many decades ago, a number of unions did maintain a solid presence in the coffee shop and retail restaurant industry – in a few big cities at least. But in the modern era, huge deep-pocketed chain companies like Starbucks seem impenetrable, designed to be anti-union and impossible to organize. In the early 2000’s the IWW managed to heroically dig in and organize several Starbucks stores across a few cities, but were ultimately incinerated by massive company union-busting and lawbreaking.

12,000 Starbucks Workers Call For Boycott Of Law-Breaking Coffee Chain

August 27, 2026 Julia Conley, Portside. Resist! boycott, Contract Negotiations, Starbucks, Unions, Worker Rights

Starbucks workers who have joined the unionizing effort that started in Buffalo, New York in 2021 and has spread to over 700 stores across the country called on all working people to show solidarity by boycotting the coffee chain, which has refused to finalize a union contract and has been accused of hundreds of labor violations. “What we’re fighting for is simple: a minimum $17 per hour wage, enough hours to live on, better staffing in our stores, and basic workplace protections,” said Starbucks Workers United (SWU) Tuesday. “Every year, our living costs rise, but our wages don’t keep up—a growing pressure many American workers are feeling as corporate greed accelerates unchecked in our country.”

What Starbucks Taught Me About Union-Busting

May 5, 2026 Jaz Brisack, Portside. Organize! Labor Movement, Starbucks, union busting, Worker Rights

Howdy, y’all, I’m Steve Buckley, I work at the REI storedown in Soho, New York, and in 2022, me and my coworkers formed the first union in the history of REI.” A cheer erupted throughout the hall. I was among a large crowd of labor organizers and activists assembled in a New York City venue for the launch of a nonprofit called “Union Now,” spearheaded by union leaders Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, and Faye Guenther, who heads UFCW Local 3000. Buckley was one of many worker-organizers—from campaigns ranging from Delta to Amazon to Microsoft—speaking to the urgent need for a union and the challenge of getting one

Starbucks Is Bargaining Backwards, Baristas Say

April 16, 2026 Jenny Brown, Labor Notes. Resist! Contract Negotiations, Starbucks, Starbucks Workers, Unions

Union baristas are finally back to the negotiating table with Starbucks, but the workers charge that rather than progressing, the company is reopening already agreed-upon issues. “They're trying to move backwards on issues we've already settled instead of settling the few that we have left,” said Mina Leon, a barista in downtown Manhattan who struck for two months to get the company back to the table. “These were not small details, these were things that we had already fought for and won after months in bargaining in 2024,” said Jasmine Leli, a Buffalo, New York, barista and member of the Starbucks Workers United bargaining team.

Keep ICE Out Of Stores, Say Starbucks Workers

March 7, 2026 Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Labor Notes. Resist! Community Defense, ICE, Minneapolis, Starbucks

Since more than 4,000 ICE agents descended on the city of Minneapolis, Starbucks barista Alex Rivers has tried to balance the exacting focus the job requires—baristas are expected to write on every cup and complete every order in four minutes or less, he said—with the gnawing fear that agents could burst in at any moment. “It became a fear of not if, but when,” Rivers said: “We’ve seen ghost cars on the highway, just abandoned cars. We’ve seen really scary stuff. In some of the neighborhoods that my co-workers live in, we would hear whistles [used by activists to flag the presence of ICE] throughout the day and night.”

Starbucks Workers Rally As National Strike Draws To A Close

February 23, 2026 Katherine Draken, Fight Back! News. Resist! Colorado, Denver, Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights and Jobs

Denver, CO – On February 21, Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) organized a Strike Day of Action at the unionized Starbucks store on 16th Street in Denver, Colorado, to rally workers and supporters to demand the company stop stonewalling contract negotiations and bargain a decent contract with their unionized workers. “I got this job for the benefits, which are being eroded away. I love this job enough to want to make it better for myself and all my coworkers,” said a striking Starbucks barista. SBWU and Starbucks have been in negotiations for the first Starbucks contract since 2021, with Starbucks CEO Bryan Nichols facing mounting pressure from the striking workers.

Hollywood Labor Adds Star Power To Starbucks Workers’ Strike

December 21, 2025 Chauncey K. Robinson, People's World. Resist! California, Hollywood, Labor Movement, Los Angeles, Starbucks, Strikes, Worker Rights and Jobs

Los Angeles, California - A warm cup of coffee can ease an early morning on film and TV sets, but cultural workers are rebuking Starbucks as they show solidarity with striking union baristas. Hollywood actors added their voices to the thousands supporting the nationwide unfair labor practice (ULP) strike by Starbucks workers at a rally on Dec. 16. The “Red Cup Rebellion”—the name given to the Starbucks strike—is well underway, after over 1,000 union baristas began it on Nov. 13, protesting what they called Starbucks’ historic union-busting and its failure to finalize a fair contract.

Striking Barista On Starbucks’ Endgame

December 17, 2025 Silvia Baldwin, In These Times. Resist! Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights

On November 13, I was one of hundreds of Starbucks baristas who walked out of our stores on an open-ended unfair labor practice strike. Last week, our numbers grew to more than 3,800 workers participating across some 130 cities as we marked a month on strike, the longest national work stoppage in Starbucks’ history. Striking members of our union, Starbucks Workers United, have staged a sit-in outside the Empire State Building; held demonstrations outside of the company’s corporate offices in Newport Beach, Calif., and even picketed at a distribution center in York, Pa., —all to demand that Starbucks settle a fair contract with us, four years after baristas in Buffalo, New York, began a rebellion that soon spread nationwide.

In Largest Expansion Yet, Starbucks Baristas Join Red Cup Rebellion

December 14, 2025 Starbucks Workers United. Resist! International Solidarity, Labor Movement, Red Cup Rebellion, Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights and Jobs

The Red Cup Rebellion unfair labor practice (ULP) strike grew to over 3,800 baristas in 180+ stores across 130+ cities Thursday as the largest wave yet of union baristas walked off the job to protest Starbucks’ historic union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract. The historic ULP strike is the largest nationwide work stoppage in the company’s history, with 36 new stores in 34 cities joining their coworkers already out on strike. Baristas’ ULP strike began on Red Cup Day, November 13 and has grown each week since.

San Jose Starbucks Worker Shares Perspective On Strike

December 14, 2025 John Duroyan, Fight Back! News. Resist! California, Labor Movement, SBWU, Starbucks, Worker Rights and Jobs

San Jose, CA – Since the start of December, the Starbucks Workers’ Union (SBWU) has been on a national strike. In what has been dubbed the “Red Cup Rebellion,” the aim of the workers has been to disrupt the Starbucks corporation during one of its traditionally most busy times, the holiday season. In San Jose, the SBWU has voted to join the strike. Devasya Kumar, a barista and strike captain of the Capitol Square Mall Starbucks location, shared his store’s experience in participating in the strike. He captains the evening picket line. His store has shut down completely.

The Red Cup Rebellion Expands

November 30, 2025 Starbucks Workers United. Resist! Labor Violations, Starbucks, Strike, Worker Rights

More union Starbucks baristas are on ULP strike Friday, joining what has become the longest unfair labor practice (ULP) strike in Starbucks history. With the addition of hundreds of new union baristas from 26 new stores across nearly 20 new cities joining the picket lines, 2,500 baristas from 120+ stores across 85 cities are now engaged in the open-ended ULP strike that began on Red Cup Day, November 13 and expanded on November 20, to protest Starbucks’ historic union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract. “We’re joining the Red Cup Rebellion to fight for a better future at Starbucks that we all know is possible,” said Hailie Muro.

Starbucks Workers’ Union Escalates Strike On Black Friday

November 28, 2025 CNBC. Resist! Black Friday, Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights and Jobs

The Starbucks workers’ union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout, which is set to be the longest strike in the history of Starbucks, began on its Red Cup Day on November 13 with 65 stores and more than 40 cities. The strike comes on Black Friday, the busiest time of the year for retailers when shoppers hunt for bargains on everything from food and groceries to apparel and appliances. Workers also went on strike at Amazon warehouses in Germany on Black Friday, aiming to disrupt operations on a key sales day as they push for a collective bargaining agreement, with separate protests also planned outside Zara stores in Spain.

Starbucks Baristas Bring ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ To CEO’s Office

November 26, 2025 Sara Cardine, Portside. Resist! Labor Movement, Red Cup Rebellion, Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights and Jobs

Unionized Starbucks baristas rallied Monday outside the Newport-Beach office of the Seattle-based company’s chief executive to demand better pay, staffing and scheduling — continuing a “Red Cup Rebellion” unfair labor practice strike that includes stores in Orange County. Carrying picket signs that read “Now Brewing: Corporate Greed” and chanting, “No Contract, No Coffee” rallying workers accused the coffee retailer of refusing to respond to employees’ demands after an offer by company negotiators was rejected by bargaining delegates in April, according to a union news release Monday.

Protestors Block Trucks From York Starbucks Distribution Center

November 22, 2025 Emma Rossi, CBS. Resist! Direct Action, Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights

York County, PA — Seven days into union baristas’ nationwide, open-ended unfair labor practices (ULP) strike, over one hundred Pennsylvania Starbucks Baristas gathered outside Starbucks’ York distribution center Wednesday to protest. The center, located on1605 Bartlett Dr., is the largest on the east coast for the coffee giant. According to organizers, it services the entire northeast region. Protesters formed a blockade to stop trucks from delivering supplies to the distribution center, holding large banners which read, “No contract, no Starbucks” and “Grind to a halt”. A picket line formed at the entrance of the distribution center.

Could The Starbucks ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ Turn Into Something More?

November 18, 2025 Joe Maniscalco, Work-Bites. Organize! Labor Movement, Red Cup Rebellion, Starbucks, Strikes, Unions, Worker Rights and Jobs

Starbucks baristas launched their “Red Cup Rebellion” this past week in more than 40 cities across the country promising to escalate the walkout until it becomes the “largest, longest strike in company history.” Hard-pressed baristas struggling on poverty wages are demanding a fair contract and a resolution to a slew of unfair labor practice charges levied against the Seattle-based conglomerate. But the walkout and rally outside the 325 Lafayette Avenue Starbucks in Brooklyn on Nov. 13 might’ve had the makings of something more, too—at least at some point.

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