1K unionized Starbucks baristas launch labor strike at 65 stores
1. Over 1,000 Starbucks baristas went on strike in major U.S. cities. 2. The strike targets Starbucks' busy Red Cup Day for maximum impact. 3. Workers demand better pay, hours, and resolution to labor law violations. 4. Starbucks claims the strike impacts less than 1% of its coffeehouses. 5. Negotiations for a fair contract have stalled under new CEO Brian Niccol.