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Workers at hundreds of Starbucks stores have begun walking off their jobs during a key promotional event on Thursday, demanding improved staffing and schedules, the Workers United said on social media platform X.
The union said the event was one of the ‘most infamously hard, understaffed days’ for workers, as drink orders pile up and employees end up on the receiving end of abuse from frustrated customers
The Workers United union chose Starbucks' annual Red Cup Day to stage the walkout since it’s usually one of the busiest days of the year
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Thousands of Starbucks employees are going on strike Thursday during a "Red Cup Rebellion" as union leaders make demands of the company.