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‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’: How Unionization ‘Whirlwind’ Set Stage for Historic Starbucks Strike
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Dec. 2, 2025 | STRIKES | (Click image to view.) Thousands of Starbucks baristas are on strike across the US, warning the world’s largest coffee chain to brace for the “longest and biggest” bout of industrial action in its history. Barely a year after Brian Niccol, the Starbucks CEO, tried to draw a line under bitter divisions between its management and unionized workers, pledging to “engage constructively” with them, the American coffee giant is now grappling with an escalating strike during its lucrative holiday trading season. About 2,500 workers are striking across 85 cities and 120 stores… The Guardian PHOTO/BRENDAN McDERMID, REUTERS
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