More than 2,000 Starbucks employees will strike Thursday, according to the union that's been organizing stores for a year.

According to the union that has been organizing outlets for the last year, more than 2,000 workers at 112 Starbucks locations are scheduled to embark on a one-day strike on Thursday.

The union claims that it is striking in opposition to the countrywide retribution against union sympathizers. Additionally, it is protesting what it sees as the company's failure to engage in initial labor contract negotiations with the union. A total of 264 shops have decided to support union representation. But despite retailers having voted over a year ago, no contracts have yet been finalized.

Tyler Keeling, a 26-year-old union member who has spent the past six years working at a Starbucks in Lakewood, California, close to Los Angeles, stated, "This is to show them we're not playing around." Their anti-union retaliation and refusal to negotiate are over.

According to Keeling and other union sympathizers, each shop chooses whether or not to join the countrywide strike. Numerous businesses have previously conducted temporary strikes in protest of certain concerns. However, this is the first national protest.

Before a shop chooses to go on strike, "there's a lot of dread," said Michelle Eisen, an organizer at the first Starbucks location to support the union in December. " Starbucks has begun taking legal action against union leaders nationwide. Nevertheless, despite their dread, more than 2,000 employees are striking today and defending one another around the nation.

He said that when Keeling's business went on a one-day strike in August, Starbucks (SBUX) employees from neighboring non-union locations joined the picket line, and some customers gave the strikers food and beverages.

It's unclear how many shops will remain open during Thursday's walkout.

Over 100 Starbucks locations hosted a one-day walkout by over 2,000 employees.

The number of shops impacted by Thursday's action that will be able to remain open during the strike is unknown.

The demonstration takes place on Starbucks' "Red Cup" day, when particular drink purchases earn consumers discounts and additional bonus points for future purchases.

Red Cup Day is a significant day for Starbucks, culturally. "It does drive people insane," Keeling said. According to him, having the strike on a day with such a high number of consumers is a wonderful method to draw attention to anti-union efforts.

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Customers are receiving red Starbucks Workers United union cups as a result of the union's walkout, which it refers to as a "Red Cup Rebellion."

Workers at a business in New York City across from the Port Authority Bus Terminal joined the picket line despite the fact that the union vote at their establishment isn't until December 8. According to the strikes, the shop was open with the assistance of managers brought in from other stores. The store's working staff declined to comment on the strike.

Despite the fact that the shop was allowed to remain open and that many customers crossed the picket line, 23-year-old Aaron Cirillo, who has been employed there since August, said he is not deterred.

We don't want to scare them. "We just want people to hear our argument for why a fair contract is necessary," he added. When asked what he would say to customers if he had the chance, he said, "I would encourage them to think about supporting by not having a coffee this one day, or to go to any other business in the city for a coffee."

There was a steady stream of customers at the shop, but some were turned away by the strikers' chanting.When contacted for comment on the early Thursday strike, the firm was unavailable. It has previously denied engaging in any kind of retaliation against any employee for their support of the union and has attributed the lack of negotiation success to the union. Starbucks, which refers to its workers as "partners," has justified the terminations of union sympathizers on the grounds that they were carried out in accordance with the regulations.

Starbucks has said that "Partners' interest in a union does not preclude partners from adhering to regulations and procedures that apply to all partners."

However, to stop Starbucks from retaliating against union supporters, the National Labor Relations Board, which supervises union representation ballots, filed a request for a nationwide cease-and-desist order in federal court this week.

According to the NLRB submission, Starbucks has engaged in a "number and pattern of unfair labor practices, notably discharges," against union sympathizers at its locations.

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