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‘Red cup rebellion’: striking Starbucks baristas urge customers to stay away

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In Brooklyn, workers walked off the job in search of fair pay and conditions – and said many customers were in support

At a popular Starbucks in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill, hundreds of people – including workers, union allies, and community supporters – filled the sidewalks. In 40F (4.4C) weather, picketers held signs, marched, and chanted “What’s disgusting? Union-busting!” and “No contract, no coffee!”

More than a thousand Starbucks workers across the US walked off the job on Thursday in over 40 cities, marking one of the largest coordinated actions yet by the rapidly-growing union movement inside the world’s largest coffee chain.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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