Lena Selyuk
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-20-2024 8PM EST
More than two years after Starbucks workers began joining the Starbucks Workers United, the union and the coffee giant this spring finally began negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. The union now represents baristas at more than 500 locations, and its members plan to strike for five days through Christmas Eve, starting in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Chicago.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 12-20-2024 8PM EST
Workers say it's the last resort to push the company to offer a quote, viable economic package with a bigger commitment to raise wages. The workers point to a new hire of a CEO from Chipotle with a compensation package worth more than $100 million. Starbucks officials, for their part, say the union's wage demands are not feasible and accuse the union of prematurely ending negotiations.