Starbucks Workers Protest at Seattle Headquarters as Strike Expands

Starbucks Workers Set up Strike Camp at Company Headquarters

Workers Say They’ll Be There 24/7 Until Starbucks Bargains Fairly by Micah Yip It looked like a weekend campout: tents pitched in clusters, sodas and snacks scattered across picnic tables, upbeat music blasting through the speakers, and groups of young people milling about, laughing and talking. But it wasn’t. It was day 36 of the Starbucks Workers Union’s (SBWU) strike, and scores of union workers and supporters were setting up “Camp Contract” …

Starbucks workers protest at Seattle headquarters as strike expands

It's been over a month since baristas started striking. Now more are joining and they brought a cut out of the CEO with devil horns to Starbucks headquarters.

Starbucks Baristas Take Strike to Company’s Seattle HQ as Labor and Political Support Expands

Hundreds of members of the Starbucks Workers United union, who have been on strike since Nov. 13 as part of the Red Cup Rebellion over what the union claims are unfair labor practices (ULP), took their protests directly to the coffee giant’s Seattle headquarters on Dec. 18. Baristas from the region were joined by SEIU 1199NW, MLK Labor, Teamsters Joint Council 28, Seattle Indivisible, Students Against Starbucks and the Washington State Democrati…

Red Cup Rebellion Solidarity Surges, New Union Baristas Join Historic ULP Strike Amid Holiday Rush : Indybay

NATIONWIDE, December 18, 2025 – As the holiday rush sets in for Starbucks, union baristas’ historic Red Cup Rebellion grew again in strength and power Thursday as hundreds of new union Starbucks baristas across the country joined the unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. Union baristas’ open-ended ULP strike began on Red Cup Day, November 13, and has gained momentum and solidarity from supporters each week since. Over 180 state and local elected o…

Red Cup Rebellion marches on Starbucks headquarters in Seattle ahead of holidays

Starbucks union workers brought their strike to the Starbucks' SODO headquarters Thursday, demanding improved pay, staffing, and scheduling.