US EditionZohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders join Starbucks picket line in Brooklyn
Mayor-elect Mamdani and Senator Sanders marched with 12,000 striking Starbucks workers demanding $18 hourly wages, predictable schedules, and better conditions amid a $38.9 million city settlement.
- On December 1, 2025, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont joined a Brooklyn picket line, urging Starbucks to return to bargaining.
- The walkout began on Nov. 13 and is now the longest unfair labor practice strike in Starbucks history, with workers demanding $18 an hour, stable scheduling and predictable hours after Nov. 28's Black Friday escalation.
- New York City announced a $38.9 million settlement after a multi-year investigation by the DCWP found more than 500,000 violations across 300 stores; Starbucks will pay $35.5 million restitution to over 15,000 workers.
- Sen. Bernie Sanders said the visit underscores a broader labor movement and criticized Starbucks for refusing to negotiate a fair contract, while Mamdani vowed to support workers after Jan. 1, 2026.
- Starbucks operates roughly 10,000 stores, Starbucks Workers United represents over 12,000 baristas across more than 600 locations, and the union warned the stoppage could expand to more than 500 stores.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Some 12,000 unionized Starbucks workers nationwide, whose “Red Cup Rebellion” walkout has set a new strike record against the giant coffee company, scored key political support while gaining a settlement for $35 million in illegally withheld back pay on the same day, December 1. But even a penalty that high, plus a concurrent $3.4 million fine, still doesn’t convince Starbucks CEO Brian Nicol, sitting in the anti-union hot seat m…
Bernie Sanders and Mamdani joined the Starbucks picket line in Brooklyn
Starbucks baristas on an open-ended strike in Brooklyn got the kind of star power most labor actions can only dream of.Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani showed up to walk the picket line alongside them on Monday, lending momentum to a movement energized by a historic legal win.
Mayor-elect Mamdani, Sanders join Starbucks workers on picket line in Brooklyn
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont joined dozens of striking Starbucks union baristas at a picket line in Gowanus on Dec. 1, calling on the company to return to the bargaining table and offer a fair contract. Union members have been on an open-ended unfair labor practice…
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