Unionized Starbucks (SBUX) baristas are launching a wave of walkouts, a work stoppage they say could grow to become their biggest strike to date, Bloomberg’s Josh Eidelson reports. Workers United plans to strike in at least 40 cities, including locations in New York City, Dallas, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Seattle, with more than 1,000 baristas at 65 cafes planning to participate. The strike is the latest escalation in the union’s efforts to pressure Starbucks to finalize a union contract and resolve legal disputes, with the union accusing the company of refusing to fairly negotiate and Starbucks denying wrongdoing.
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