In Chicago, baristas at the company’s store at 5964 N. Ridge Avenue in Edgewater, one of the first in the city to unionize more than two years ago, were on strike Friday morning.
 

Chicago Tribune

Some Starbucks baristas go on strike in Chicago; walkouts planned in 2 other cities

Some Starbucks baristas went on strike in Chicago on Friday, with their union warning the walkouts could spread to hundreds of cafes by Christmas Eve if the coffee giant does not meet workers’ demands at the bargaining table. Baristas were also planning walkouts Friday in Los Angeles and in Seattle, where Starbucks is headquartered.

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