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Starbucks baristas strike at nearly 100 locations

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published November 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM EST
People picket at a Starbucks in New York on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, as striking workers call for a union contract. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)
Ted Shaffrey/AP
People picket at a Starbucks in New York on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, as striking workers call for a union contract. (Ted Shaffrey/AP)

Are your Starbucks baristas on strike?

Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon joins Here & Now to explain what’s behind the protests at 95 Starbucks locations across 65 cities.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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