The Starbucks union announces strikes in three major cities that will last until Christmas Eve

Do you love Starbucks Christmas drinks? You may not receive it this week.

Starbucks Workers United announced that baristas will strike starting Friday in three key markets – Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The union said the move was in response to the coffee chain’s “failure to bring viable economic proposals to the bargaining table” and “to resolve hundreds of outstanding allegations of unfair labor practices.”

According to its website, the union represents over 500 union branches and over 10,500 union employees. According to the Associated Press, Starbucks has nearly 10,000 company-owned stores in the United States.

“Since February, Starbucks has repeatedly stated publicly that they intend to close deals by the end of the year — but they have not yet presented a serious economic proposal to workers,” the group wrote on X. “This week, less than two weeks before the deadline At the end of the year, Starbucks proposed no immediate wage increase for unionized baristas and a guarantee of only 1.5% wage increases in future years.”

The group said baristas will begin five days of escalating strikes starting Friday morning that could spread to other cities by Christmas Eve “unless Starbucks adheres to our commitment to work toward a fundamental framework.”

Starbucks, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

This came as the Teamsters union announced strikes at several Amazon delivery facilities on Thursday, amid holiday delivery rushes at their peak.