One thousand unionized workers walked off the job Thursday after months of failed contract negotiations. The strike has no end date.
SEATTLE — Shift supervisor Brenna Nendel stood in the pouring rain Thursday morning, blocking the drive-through at a Queen Anne Starbucks alongside her coworkers who walked off the job to join a nationwide strike.
“We’re asking customers to boycott Starbucks while we’re on strike,” Nendel said as cars honked in support. “No one’s working. We’re all out here.”
The strike, which union workers are calling the “Red Cup Rebellion,” was timed to disrupt one of Starbucks’ biggest promotional days of the year, when
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