Starbucks union escalates strike across the U.S.

The union is now one week into its open-ended strike, adding more than two dozen new cities to reach 65 in total and increasing its store count to 95 as the company's holiday sales season gets into full swing. Baristas and Allies also held a rally outside of the company's distribution center in York, Pennsylvania yesterday. Starbucks said there were not disruptions to its operations there.Workers United, which represents 11,000 workers at 550 stores, has threatened to make this the largest and longest strik ...