Starbucks Baristas Plan to Strike After Alleged Pride Decoration Ban
- The walkout involves more than 3,000 workers across the US
- Coffee giant denies allegations, says it backs LGBTQ community
A person carries a Starbucks shopping bag in San Francisco.
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Starbucks Corp. baristas at more than 150 stores plan to strike over the next week in support of LGBTQ workers.
The strike will involve more than 3,000 baristas, Starbucks Workers United said in a statement Friday. It follows the union’s allegations that store employees across the US were told to remove LGBTQ-themed decorations, which the group called “the latest in Starbucks’s retaliation against workers.” Other companies, including Target Corp., have been criticized over their stance on Pride.