More Than 2,000 Starbucks Baristas Go On Strike to Protest New Dress Code

More Than 2,000 Starbucks Baristas Go On Strike to Protest New Dress Code
Starbucks baristas stand on stage during an annual shareholders meeting in Seattle on March 20, 2019. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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A strike by Starbucks baristas protesting the company’s new dress code grew Thursday.

More than 2,000 Starbucks baristas at 120 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday to protest the new dress code, according to Starbucks Workers United, a union representing the coffee giant’s U.S. workers.