In a statement, Starbucks said that the union “prematurely ended” the bargaining session this week and it’s ready to continue talks. “We need the union to return to the table,” the company said. In an email, a company representative said it’s a small set of stores on strike and for the most part US locations are operating as normal.
The union representing Starbucks baristas went on strike on Friday morning at a limited number of locations in three US cities after a final-stage bargaining session reached an impasse.
Starbucks Workers United members are planning to picket at stores in Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles. The union, which represents employees at more than 500 of Starbucks’ company-operated stores in the US, said workers opted to strike after the coffee chain presented a package that offered no immediate raises for baristas in the union.
