Posted by Becky on 1/9/2026 to
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Starbucks workers continue to strike because a multibillion-dollar corporation keeps raking in profits while the workers who power its success are overworked, understaffed, and dismissed.
Organizing through Starbucks Workers United, baristas are demanding fair pay, predictable schedules, safe workplaces, and the fundamental right to a voice on the job.
Rather than bargaining in good faith, Starbucks has poured resources into union-busting, deliberately stalling negotiations as the Trump administration gutted the NLRB, leaving workers with fewer protections and little institutional support.
These calculated, anti-human, anti-labor tactics have earned Starbucks the well-deserved title of Buster of the Month.
